New York · Game #1656 · Updated Oct 18, 2026

Unlock It! $3 New York Scratch-Off: Prizes Remaining

Unlock It! is a $3 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1656) with overall odds of 1 in 3.92 at launch. All 4 top prizes of $60,000 have been claimed — none are left to win. The biggest prize still out there is $3,000, with 1 unclaimed, and an estimated 23% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 683,238 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,924,275).

Unlock It! New York scratch-off ticket
All 4 gone
top prizes of $60,000 — none left to win
Ticket price$3
Top prize$60,000
Launch odds1 in 3.92
Prizes remaining (all tiers)683,238
Est. tickets left ≈23%

The daily read · Oct 18, 2026

How much has sold

"UNLOCK IT!" is well into its run, with about a quarter of its tickets still unsold. Late in a run, a game is worth a look when prizes outlast tickets. Early on, the prize design matters most. Here, a smaller share of the top prizes is left than of the tickets, which is a reason to be careful.

The numbers for "UNLOCK IT!" are recalculated every morning, and this page changes with them.

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Full prize table

PrizeStill out thereStarted with
$60,000 0 gone 4
$3,000 1
10
$500 87
387
$250 250
1,158
$100 1,262
5,750
$75 2,494
11,472
$50 8,659
38,920
$25 15,164
68,828
$20 34,991
160,496
$15 25,599
114,662
$10 26,039
114,662
$6 53,814
229,272
$5 214,541
917,240
$3 300,337
1,261,414
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Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.

Quick answers

How many top prizes are left on Unlock It! in New York?

All 4 top prizes of $60,000 have been claimed, according to official New York lottery data from Oct 18, 2026. The biggest prize still unclaimed is $3,000, with 1 left — see the full table above for every tier.

How much does a Unlock It! ticket cost?

Unlock It! is a $3 scratch-off. It is game #1656 from the New York Lottery.

What are the odds of winning on Unlock It!?

The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.92, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.

How fresh is this data?

Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.

These numbers tell you what's left.
The app tells you what's worth it.

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