2 of 3
top prizes of $500,000 still out there
Ticket price$5
Top prize$500,000
Launch odds1 in 4.45
Prizes remaining (all tiers)881,984
Est. tickets left
≈57%
Hot Dog is a $5 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1701) with a top prize of $500,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.45 at launch. 1 of 3 top prizes is gone, 2 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 57% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 881,984 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,555,906).
"HOT DOG" has 398,759 prizes of $5 still unclaimed, which is its most common win. Just below the top prize is the $2,000 prize, with 26 left. The full count for every prize level is listed below.
The table below shows the full count for "HOT DOG", with every prize level included.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 2 | 3 |
| $2,000 | 26 | 40 |
| $500 | 1,980 | 3,606 |
| $150 | 3,965 | 7,206 |
| $100 | 12,746 | 23,088 |
| $50 | 19,155 | 34,908 |
| $25 | 47,954 | 86,400 |
| $20 | 48,065 | 86,505 |
| $15 | 38,657 | 69,234 |
| $10 | 311,943 | 553,299 |
| $5 | 397,491 | 691,617 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
2 of the 3 top prizes of $500,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Hot Dog is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #1701 from the New York Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.45, 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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