2026 is a $5 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1678) with overall odds of 1 in 4.33 at launch. All 3 top prizes of $500,000 have been claimed — none are left to win. The biggest prize still out there is $2,000, with 1 unclaimed, and an estimated 13% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 179,761 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,413,700).
The most common win left on "2026" is $5. The second biggest prize left is $500, and 38 of those are still unclaimed. The prize table is what defines a scratcher, and this page counts every level of it.
Everything above about "2026" comes from the New York Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 0 gone | 3 |
| $2,000 | 1 | 8 |
| $500 | 38 | 378 |
| $200 | 306 | 3,055 |
| $100 | 1,845 | 17,836 |
| $50 | 8,390 | 76,541 |
| $20 | 10,531 | 91,799 |
| $15 | 13,494 | 122,380 |
| $10 | 68,204 | 550,850 |
| $5 | 76,952 | 550,850 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
All 3 top prizes of $500,000 have been claimed, according to official New York lottery data from Oct 18, 2026. The biggest prize still unclaimed is $2,000, with 1 left — see the full table above for every tier.
2026 is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #1678 from the New York Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.33, 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 Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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