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$300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT — $20 New York Scratch-Off #1528

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched July 5, 2022

$300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT (#1528) is a $20 New York scratch-off launched on July 5, 2022. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #54 of 109 active games on current payout (68.3%, $13.66 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 15 $20 games, #64 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.11) and #48 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,232,578). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.4 points (72.7% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 16.0% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,232,578 tickets are still unsold (89.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
68.3%
72.7% at launch
Expected value
$13.66
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.11
1 in 3.55 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.11
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.05
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 6,379
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 4
$5,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
10.8%
≈ 2,232,578 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 542,807 of 5,850,825 prizes (9.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5,000,000 1 in 5,186,688 1 in 2,232,578 4 3 1 25.0%
$500,000 1 in 2,593,344 1 in 2,232,578 8 7 1 12.5%
$50,000 1 in 1,037,338 1 in 744,193 20 17 3 15.0%
$25,000 1 in 518,669 1 in 558,144 40 36 4 10.0%
$5,000 1 in 83,995 1 in 124,032 247 229 18 7.3%
$2,000 1 in 5,957 1 in 6,912 3,483 3,160 323 9.3%
$500 1 in 399.1 1 in 498.8 51,979 47,503 4,476 8.6%
$400 1 in 1,501 1 in 1,844 13,824 12,613 1,211 8.8%
$200 1 in 150.0 1 in 189.4 138,309 126,522 11,787 8.5%
$100 1 in 50.0 1 in 62.0 415,053 379,070 35,983 8.7%
$50 1 in 16.7 1 in 20.4 1,244,668 1,135,216 109,452 8.8%
$40 1 in 25.0 1 in 30.3 829,889 756,240 73,649 8.9%
$30 1 in 25.0 1 in 27.9 829,737 749,763 79,974 9.6%
$20 1 in 8.93 1 in 9.88 2,323,564 2,097,639 225,925 9.7%
All prizes1 in 3.551 in 4.11 5,850,8255,308,018 542,8079.3%

How $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT has moved

67% 72% 76% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT?
1 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,232,578.
What are the odds of winning anything on $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT?
1 in 4.11 today, compared with 1 in 3.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.11, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.05.
Is $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT worth buying?
Its current payout is 68.3% ($13.66 back per $20 ticket), rank #54 of 109 in New York. The best $20 alternative today is $2,000,000 CASHWORD (#1609, $20) at 75.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT tickets are left?
We estimate 2,232,578 of roughly 20,749,427 printed tickets are unsold (89.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 5, 2022. It is still on sale.

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