How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in MILLIONAIRE MAKER?

3 of 20 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,039,647.

What are the odds of winning anything on MILLIONAIRE MAKER?

1 in 3.88 today, compared with 1 in 3.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.88, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.46.

Is MILLIONAIRE MAKER worth buying?

Its current payout is 72.3% ($14.45 back per $20 ticket), rank #38 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 MILLIONAIRE MAKER tickets are left?

We estimate 3,118,940 of roughly 21,793,040 printed tickets are unsold (85.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did MILLIONAIRE MAKER launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on October 4, 2022. It is still on sale.

MILLIONAIRE MAKER — $20 New York Scratch-Off #1540

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched October 4, 2022

MILLIONAIRE MAKER New York scratch-off ticket

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MILLIONAIRE MAKER (#1540) is a $20 New York scratch-off launched on October 4, 2022. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #38 of 109 active games on current payout (72.3%, $14.45 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 15 $20 games, #52 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.88) and #34 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,039,647). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (72.4% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.8% (1 in 3.91 at launch). 3 of 20 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 3,118,940 tickets are still unsold (85.7% 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

72.3%

72.4% at launch

Expected value

$14.45

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.88

1 in 3.91 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.88

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.46

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 3,040

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 20

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

14.3%

≈ 3,118,940 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in MILLIONAIRE MAKER, 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, 803,824 of 5,573,263 prizes (14.4%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000	1 in 1,089,650	1 in 1,039,647	20	17	3	15.0%
$10,000	1 in 136,206	1 in 141,770	160	138	22	13.8%
$5,000	1 in 9,542	1 in 9,366	2,284	1,951	333	14.6%
$2,000	1 in 4,790	1 in 4,669	4,550	3,882	668	14.7%
$500	1 in 388.7	1 in 402.2	56,072	48,317	7,755	13.8%
$200	1 in 127.6	1 in 132.2	170,750	147,149	23,601	13.8%
$100	1 in 40.0	1 in 41.1	544,963	469,056	75,907	13.9%
$50	1 in 25.0	1 in 24.5	871,716	744,184	127,532	14.6%
$40	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.6	1,743,444	1,496,662	246,782	14.2%
$20	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.71	2,179,304	1,858,083	321,221	14.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.91	1 in 3.88	5,573,263	4,769,439	803,824	14.4%

How MILLIONAIRE MAKER has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking MILLIONAIRE MAKER. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 12, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 333 remain.
September 12, 2026: 3 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 668 remain.
September 11, 2026: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 334 remain.
September 10, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 336 remain.
September 10, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 671 remain.
September 9, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 337 remain.
September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 672 remain.
September 8, 2026: 3 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 673 remain.
September 28, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,169 remain.
September 27, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 41 remain.
September 27, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,171 remain.
September 26, 2025: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 589 remain.

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

MILLIONAIRE MAKER: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in MILLIONAIRE MAKER?: 3 of 20 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,039,647.
What are the odds of winning anything on MILLIONAIRE MAKER?: 1 in 3.88 today, compared with 1 in 3.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.88, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.46.
Is MILLIONAIRE MAKER worth buying?: Its current payout is 72.3% ($14.45 back per $20 ticket), rank #38 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 MILLIONAIRE MAKER tickets are left?: We estimate 3,118,940 of roughly 21,793,040 printed tickets are unsold (85.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did MILLIONAIRE MAKER launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on October 4, 2022. It is still on sale.

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