19 of 95
top prizes of $5,555 still out there
Ticket price$1
Top prize$5,555
Launch odds1 in 4.69
Prizes remaining (all tiers)1,279,404
Est. tickets left
≈5%
Instant Take 5 is a $1 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1628) with a top prize of $5,555 and overall odds of 1 in 4.69 at launch. 76 of 95 top prizes are gone, 19 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 5% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 1,279,404 prizes are still out there (it started with 28,384,785).
Buried in INSTANT TAKE 5's prize table is a fun one: 884,594 free-ticket wins are still out there, which is why the win column on this game runs deeper than it looks. Add 84 prizes of $500 near the top of the board and you've got the real shape of the game — all counted below. Same time tomorrow — the board will have moved a little, and this page will move with it.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $5,555 | 19 | 95 |
| $500 | 84 | 837 |
| $100 | 352 | 4,179 |
| $40 | 825 | 16,075 |
| $20 | 6,543 | 200,804 |
| $10 | 14,503 | 451,791 |
| $5 | 58,472 | 2,108,478 |
| $2 | 74,664 | 2,108,426 |
| $1 | 239,348 | 5,823,348 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 884,594 | 17,670,752 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
19 of the 95 top prizes of $5,555 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Instant Take 5 is a $1 scratch-off. It is game #1628 from the New York Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.69, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data, last refreshed on Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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