New York · Game #1680 · Updated Sep 1, 2026

Instant Take 5 $1 New York Scratch-Off: Prizes Remaining

Instant Take 5 is a $1 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1680) with a top prize of $5,555 and overall odds of 1 in 4.69 at launch. 38 of 95 top prizes are gone, 57 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 54% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 15,379,879 prizes are still out there (it started with 28,505,867).

Instant Take 5 New York scratch-off ticket
57 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)15,379,879
Est. tickets left ≈54%

The daily read · Sep 1, 2026

Early innings or late

About half of the tickets are already gone, which makes this game squarely mid-run. Why care? Because the same prizes mean different things early versus late — the stack they're hiding in keeps shrinking. Right now: 57 of 95 top prizes left, and they're running about neck and neck — nothing special either way. If you're a regular on this game, bookmark it — this write-up refreshes with every morning's data.

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Full prize table

PrizeStill out thereStarted with
$5,555 57
95
$500 480
840
$100 2,309
4,248
$40 8,694
16,172
$20 107,387
201,661
$10 241,606
453,772
$5 1,126,901
2,117,371
$2 1,133,221
2,117,334
$1 3,144,380
5,848,382
🎟️ Free Ticket 9,614,844
17,745,992
🔒 Is this one still worth buying? Ticket value, SmartScratcher Score, and best-in-state rankings for Instant Take 5 are in the app.

Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.

Quick answers

How many top prizes are left on Instant Take 5 in New York?

57 of the 95 top prizes of $5,555 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.

How much does a Instant Take 5 ticket cost?

Instant Take 5 is a $1 scratch-off. It is game #1680 from the New York Lottery.

What are the odds of winning on Instant Take 5?

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.

How fresh is this data?

Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data, last refreshed on Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.

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