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. 46 of 95 top prizes are gone, 49 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 46% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 12,985,304 prizes are still out there (it started with 28,505,867).
Of all the tickets printed for "INSTANT TAKE 5", about half are still unsold. The game is about halfway through its run, with 49 of 95 top prizes unclaimed. In every scratcher, either the tickets or the prizes run out first. The rest of this page shows the details.
The table below shows the full count for "INSTANT TAKE 5", with every prize level included.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $5,555 | 49 | 95 |
| $500 | 406 | 840 |
| $100 | 1,949 | 4,248 |
| $40 | 7,355 | 16,172 |
| $20 | 90,170 | 201,661 |
| $10 | 202,853 | 453,772 |
| $5 | 946,163 | 2,117,371 |
| $2 | 953,287 | 2,117,334 |
| $1 | 2,650,782 | 5,848,382 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 8,132,290 | 17,745,992 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
49 of the 95 top prizes of $5,555 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Instant Take 5 is a $1 scratch-off. It is game #1680 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 Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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