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NY Lottery Game 1561

Instant $500

Live NY scratch-off odds, remaining prizes, payout rate, and Smart Score for this ticket. This page is updated from the latest official prize data.

$10 Smart Score 30.4 Payout 52.9% Top Prize $500
Top Prizes Left
908
Remaining Prize Pool
$2.45M
Overall Odds
1 in 4.19
Expected Value / Ticket
$5.29

Prize Breakdown

PrizeAt StartRemaining% Remaining
$500 56,773 908 1.6%
$100 185,453 3,207 1.7%
$50 386,143 6,411 1.7%
$30 463,197 8,509 1.8%
$20 1,112,235 22,953 2.1%
$15 370,842 9,383 2.5%
$10 1,853,183 49,923 2.7%

Game Snapshot

This ticket currently shows 52.9% payout with 908 top prizes remaining. Smart Score blends value, edge, density, playability, momentum, confidence, and upside into one daily ranking.

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Why Instant $500 Ranks Where It Does

Instant $500 ranks in the lower half of active NY scratch-offs because it scores strongest on top-prize accessibility and jackpot availability (66/100), data reliability for its lifecycle stage (52/100) and how long $100 lasts on this ticket (45/100). At the moment 908 top prizes are still unclaimed, which is factored into the upside score above.

Smart Score is recalculated daily from the official NY Lottery prize feed. See the methodology page for how each factor is computed, and the data sources page for attribution.

Where to Buy Instant $500

Instant $500 is sold at any of New York's 18,000+ licensed lottery retailers. To improve your odds of finding fresh-pack inventory and unclaimed top prizes, target the highest-performing retailers in your area.

Updated daily from official New York Lottery data. Back to rankings.