How many $1,000 prizes are left in WIN FOR LIFE?

5 of 10 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 4,085,007.

What are the odds of winning anything on WIN FOR LIFE?

1 in 3.65 today, compared with 1 in 3.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.65, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 12.0.

Is WIN FOR LIFE worth buying?

Its current payout is 65.2% ($1.30 back per $2 ticket), rank #71 of 109 in New York. The best $2 alternative today is CASHWORD DOUBLER (#1619, $2) at 93.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many WIN FOR LIFE tickets are left?

We estimate 20,425,034 of roughly 48,082,892 printed tickets are unsold (53.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did WIN FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on August 30, 2024. It is still on sale.

WIN FOR LIFE — $2 New York Scratch-Off #1624

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched August 30, 2024

WIN FOR LIFE New York scratch-off ticket

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WIN FOR LIFE (#1624) is a $2 New York scratch-off launched on August 30, 2024. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #71 of 109 active games on current payout (65.2%, $1.30 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 17 $2 games, #32 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.65) and #65 on top-prize odds (1 in 4,085,007). Since launch the payout has fallen 6.5 points (71.7% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 8.1% (1 in 3.97 at launch). 5 of 10 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 20,425,034 tickets are still unsold (53.4% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

65.2%

71.7% at launch

Expected value

$1.30

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.65

1 in 3.97 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.65

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 12.0

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 371,364

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

5 of 10

$1,000 each

Tickets remaining

46.6%

≈ 20,425,034 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in WIN FOR LIFE, 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, 5,600,436 of 12,114,208 prizes (46.2%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000/WEEK/LIFE	1 in 4,809,700	1 in 4,085,007	10	5	5	50.0%
$2,500	1 in 480,970	1 in 408,501	100	50	50	50.0%
$200	1 in 96,970	1 in 102,125	496	296	200	40.3%
$100	1 in 1,043	1 in 1,081	46,094	27,203	18,891	41.0%
$40	1 in 125.0	1 in 256.6	192,388	112,776	79,612	41.4%
$20	1 in 125.0	1 in 129.2	384,776	226,657	158,119	41.1%
$15	1 in 194.3	1 in 200.8	247,475	145,782	101,693	41.1%
$10	1 in 72.4	1 in 73.3	664,384	385,906	278,478	41.9%
$5	1 in 38.3	1 in 37.9	1,257,414	719,145	538,269	42.8%
$4	1 in 39.3	1 in 39.0	1,226,464	702,670	523,794	42.7%
$2	1 in 10.3	1 in 9.83	4,691,713	2,614,942	2,076,771	44.3%
$2 CASH	1 in 14.1	1 in 11.2	3,402,894	1,578,340	1,824,554	53.6%
All prizes	1 in 3.97	1 in 3.65	12,114,208	6,513,772	5,600,436	46.2%

How WIN FOR LIFE has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

August 10, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 72 remain.
August 4, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 73 remain.
August 2, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 74 remain.
July 31, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 75 remain.
July 28, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 76 remain.
July 26, 2025: one $1,000/WEEK/LIFE prize was claimed; 7 remain.
July 13, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 77 remain.
June 19, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 78 remain.
June 12, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 79 remain.
June 10, 2025: one $1,000/WEEK/LIFE prize was claimed; 8 remain.
June 9, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 80 remain.
June 8, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 81 remain.

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

WIN FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $1,000 prizes are left in WIN FOR LIFE?: 5 of 10 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 4,085,007.
What are the odds of winning anything on WIN FOR LIFE?: 1 in 3.65 today, compared with 1 in 3.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.65, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 12.0.
Is WIN FOR LIFE worth buying?: Its current payout is 65.2% ($1.30 back per $2 ticket), rank #71 of 109 in New York. The best $2 alternative today is CASHWORD DOUBLER (#1619, $2) at 93.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many WIN FOR LIFE tickets are left?: We estimate 20,425,034 of roughly 48,082,892 printed tickets are unsold (53.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did WIN FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on August 30, 2024. It is still on sale.

Other $2 New York scratch-offs

CASHWORD DOUBLER — 93.6% payout, 1 in 2.00 any prize
CASHWORD DOUBLER — 89.5% payout, 1 in 2.04 any prize
BONUS 10X — 73.6% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize
XTREME BUCKS — 66.6% payout, 1 in 4.04 any prize
CASH DROP — 66.0% payout, 1 in 4.28 any prize

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