How many $3,000 prizes are left in TRIPLE MATCH?

5 of 15 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 471,950.

What are the odds of winning anything on TRIPLE MATCH?

1 in 5.30 today, compared with 1 in 4.98 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.30, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.25.

Is TRIPLE MATCH worth buying?

Its current payout is 56.5% ($0.57 back per $1 ticket), rank #104 of 109 in New York. The best $1 alternative today is INSTANT TAKE 5 (#1680, $1) at 95.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many TRIPLE MATCH tickets are left?

We estimate 2,359,752 of roughly 13,582,000 printed tickets are unsold (82.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did TRIPLE MATCH launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on June 3, 2025. It is still on sale.

TRIPLE MATCH — $1 New York Scratch-Off #1659

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched June 3, 2025

TRIPLE MATCH New York scratch-off ticket

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TRIPLE MATCH (#1659) is a $1 New York scratch-off launched on June 3, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #104 of 109 active games on current payout (56.5%, $0.57 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 15 $1 games, #100 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.30) and #23 on top-prize odds (1 in 471,950). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.5 points (62.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 6.3% (1 in 4.98 at launch). 5 of 15 top prizes of $3,000 remain, and we estimate 2,359,752 tickets are still unsold (82.6% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.

Current payout

56.5%

62.0% at launch

Expected value

$0.57

per $1 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 5.30

1 in 4.98 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 5.30

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 9.25

win more than $1

$600+ odds

1 in 471,950

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

5 of 15

$3,000 each

Tickets remaining

17.4%

≈ 2,359,752 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in TRIPLE MATCH, 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, 445,451 of 2,725,834 prizes (16.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$3,000	1 in 905,550	1 in 471,950	15	10	5	33.3%
$300	1 in 30,252	1 in 38,684	449	388	61	13.6%
$90	1 in 3,695	1 in 3,894	3,676	3,070	606	16.5%
$30	1 in 532.9	1 in 550.2	25,488	21,199	4,289	16.8%
$20	1 in 400.1	1 in 541.7	33,954	29,598	4,356	12.8%
$15	1 in 250.0	1 in 227.0	54,333	43,936	10,397	19.1%
$10	1 in 125.0	1 in 161.4	108,666	94,044	14,622	13.5%
$5	1 in 62.5	1 in 73.5	217,332	185,211	32,121	14.8%
$2	1 in 11.4	1 in 12.5	1,195,361	1,006,587	188,774	15.8%
$1	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.4	1,086,560	896,340	190,220	17.5%
All prizes	1 in 4.98	1 in 5.30	2,725,834	2,280,383	445,451	16.3%

How TRIPLE MATCH has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

August 22, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
August 12, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
July 11, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
June 25, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
June 11, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.

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

TRIPLE MATCH: common questions

How many $3,000 prizes are left in TRIPLE MATCH?: 5 of 15 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 471,950.
What are the odds of winning anything on TRIPLE MATCH?: 1 in 5.30 today, compared with 1 in 4.98 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.30, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.25.
Is TRIPLE MATCH worth buying?: Its current payout is 56.5% ($0.57 back per $1 ticket), rank #104 of 109 in New York. The best $1 alternative today is INSTANT TAKE 5 (#1680, $1) at 95.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many TRIPLE MATCH tickets are left?: We estimate 2,359,752 of roughly 13,582,000 printed tickets are unsold (82.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did TRIPLE MATCH launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on June 3, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $1 New York scratch-offs

INSTANT TAKE 5 — 95.9% payout, 1 in 1.79 any prize
BONUS 5X — 74.2% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
10Xtra — 73.8% payout, 1 in 3.68 any prize
LOOSE CHANGE — 73.6% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
LOOSE CHANGE — 72.8% payout, 1 in 2.86 any prize

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