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$5,000,000 BLITZ — $20 New York Scratch-Off #1671

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched October 7, 2025

$5,000,000 BLITZ (#1671) is a $20 New York scratch-off launched on October 7, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #34 of 109 active games on current payout (73.0%, $14.60 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 15 $20 games, #50 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.84) and #64 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,942,234). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (73.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.4% (1 in 3.79 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 11,826,703 tickets are still unsold (34.6% 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
73.0%
73.3% at launch
Expected value
$14.60
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.84
1 in 3.79 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.84
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.20
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 11,874
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 4
$5,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
65.4%
≈ 11,826,703 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $5,000,000 BLITZ, 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, 3,079,256 of 4,778,448 prizes (64.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$250K Annual Installments 1 in 4,523,550 1 in 3,942,234 4 1 3 75.0%
$20,000 1 in 723,768 1 in 739,169 25 9 16 64.0%
$10,000 1 in 301,570 1 in 295,668 60 20 40 66.7%
$4,000 1 in 60,114 1 in 61,278 301 108 193 64.1%
$2,000 1 in 15,956 1 in 15,896 1,134 390 744 65.6%
$500 1 in 776.8 1 in 787.9 23,292 8,281 15,011 64.4%
$400 1 in 959.4 1 in 979.2 18,860 6,782 12,078 64.0%
$200 1 in 150.1 1 in 153.1 120,535 43,285 77,250 64.1%
$100 1 in 40.0 1 in 40.8 452,449 162,335 290,114 64.1%
$80 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.0 361,729 129,632 232,097 64.2%
$50 1 in 25.0 1 in 25.4 723,611 257,355 466,256 64.4%
$40 1 in 14.3 1 in 14.5 1,266,718 451,799 814,919 64.3%
$20 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.1 1,809,730 639,195 1,170,535 64.7%
All prizes1 in 3.791 in 3.84 4,778,4481,699,192 3,079,25664.4%

How $5,000,000 BLITZ has moved

71% 73% 75% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $5,000,000 BLITZ. 6 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.

$5,000,000 BLITZ: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $5,000,000 BLITZ?
3 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,942,234.
What are the odds of winning anything on $5,000,000 BLITZ?
1 in 3.84 today, compared with 1 in 3.79 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.84, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.20.
Is $5,000,000 BLITZ worth buying?
Its current payout is 73.0% ($14.60 back per $20 ticket), rank #34 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 $5,000,000 BLITZ tickets are left?
We estimate 11,826,703 of roughly 18,097,300 printed tickets are unsold (34.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $5,000,000 BLITZ launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on October 7, 2025. It is still on sale.

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