Does INSTANT $500 still have its top prize?

Yes. 859 of 56,773 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed on INSTANT $500 (New York game #1561), going by the latest numbers the New York Lottery reports.

What are the real odds on INSTANT $500 right now?

The $500 top prize launched at 1 in 326, and that is the number printed on the ticket. Those odds were locked in the day the game printed and they never move. The odds that actually matter get recalculated from the prizes and tickets still left today, and that live number is the one members see.

How much is a INSTANT $500 ticket?

INSTANT $500 costs $10 in New York.

Why doesn't the New York Lottery just tell me this?

Because the odds printed on the ticket make every game look identical from the day it launches to the day it ends. The lottery has no reason to point out that a game's best prizes are already claimed. We read the remaining-prize data New York publishes every day and do the math they leave out.

New York · Game #1561 · Top prize still live

INSTANT $500

INSTANT $500 is a $10 New York scratch-off, game #1561. The $500 top prize launched at 1 in 326. Right now 859 of 56,773 of those top prizes are still sitting unclaimed.

Ticket price: $10
Top prize: $500
Top prizes left: 859 / 56,773
Launch odds: 1 in 326
Print run: 18,533,546
Odds now 🔒: 1 in •••Members

Every prize, every tier

The full prize breakdown for INSTANT $500

Every prize level, the launch odds printed on the ticket, and how many prizes are still unclaimed. That is the complete public picture, the same numbers New York reports. The one thing we hold back is the odds recalculated for today, which is the members number.

Prize	Launch odds	Odds now 🔒	Prizes left
$500	1 in 326	1 in •••🔒	859 / 56,773
$100	1 in 100	1 in •••🔒	3,046 / 185,453
$50	1 in 48	1 in •••🔒	6,041 / 386,143
$30	1 in 40	1 in •••🔒	8,079 / 463,197
$20	1 in 17	1 in •••🔒	21,903 / 1,112,235
$15	1 in 50	1 in •••🔒	9,021 / 370,842
$10	1 in 10	1 in •••🔒	48,232 / 1,853,183

🔒 The one number we hold back: the odds today

The launch odds above are printed on the ticket and never change. What changes every day is the real odds, once you count the prizes and tickets still left. Members see that recalculated number for every tier here, plus our buy or skip call and where this game ranks against the rest of the board.

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The number that moves

Launch odds vs. real odds on INSTANT $500

The odds printed on INSTANT $500 were set the day it went to print and they never move. The real odds do, every single day, as prizes get claimed and tickets sell. When the $500 prizes get scooped up faster than the tickets sell, the real odds on that top prize get worse than what’s on the front. When tickets sell faster than the big prizes go, they get better. With 859 of 56,773 top prizes still out there, whether INSTANT $500 is worth your money comes down to the odds today, and that’s the number members see.

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FAQ

INSTANT $500 questions

Does INSTANT $500 still have its top prize?: Yes. 859 of 56,773 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed on INSTANT $500 (New York game #1561), going by the latest numbers the New York Lottery reports.
What are the real odds on INSTANT $500 right now?: The $500 top prize launched at 1 in 326, and that is the number printed on the ticket. Those odds were locked in the day the game printed and they never move. The odds that actually matter get recalculated from the prizes and tickets still left today, and that live number is the one members see.
How much is a INSTANT $500 ticket?: INSTANT $500 costs $10 in New York.
Why doesn't the New York Lottery just tell me this?: Because the odds printed on the ticket make every game look identical from the day it launches to the day it ends. The lottery has no reason to point out that a game's best prizes are already claimed. We read the remaining-prize data New York publishes every day and do the math they leave out.

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