Short answer: Overall printed odds for most NY scratch-offs land between roughly 1-in-3 and 1-in-5. "Winning anything" includes very small prizes like getting your ticket cost back.
Reviewed by Marcus Chen, Lead Data Scientist · 2026-06-09
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