Does LOOSE CHANGE still have its top prize?

Yes. 54 of 3,128 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed on LOOSE CHANGE (New York game #1552), going by the latest numbers the New York Lottery reports.

What are the real odds on LOOSE CHANGE right now?

The $500 top prize launched at 1 in 49,244, 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 LOOSE CHANGE ticket?

LOOSE CHANGE costs $1 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 #1552 · Top prize still live · Rated Bad · live odds free

LOOSE CHANGE

LOOSE CHANGE is a $1 New York scratch-off, game #1552. The $500 top prize launched at 1 in 49,244. Right now 54 of 3,128 of those top prizes are still sitting unclaimed.

Ticket price: $1
Top prize: $500
Top prizes left: 54 / 3,128
Launch odds: 1 in 49,244
Print run: 154,035,639
Odds now: 1 in 96,037

Every prize, every tier

The full prize breakdown for LOOSE CHANGE

Every prize level, the launch odds printed on the ticket, how many prizes are still unclaimed, and — because this is a flagged game — today’s live odds recalculated for right now, all shown free.

Prize	Launch odds	Odds now	Prizes left
$500	1 in 49,244	1 in 96,037	54 / 3,128
$100	1 in 3,425	1 in 9,412	551 / 44,980
$40	1 in 729	1 in 1,976	2,624 / 211,275
$25	1 in 250	1 in 612	8,467 / 616,606
$10	1 in 125	1 in 249	20,803 / 1,233,212
$5	1 in 34	1 in 54	95,263 / 4,470,418
$2	1 in 19	1 in 21	251,881 / 8,169,970
$1	1 in 9	1 in 7	735,531 / 18,035,722

✓ Live odds shown free — this is a flagged Bad game

Every tier above shows today’s real odds recalculated from the prizes and tickets still left, right beside the launch odds printed on the ticket — no membership needed. Savvy Scratch gives away the New and Bad buckets in full; our ranked best-value order across the whole board is the members feature.

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The number that moves

Launch odds vs. real odds on LOOSE CHANGE

The odds printed on LOOSE CHANGE 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 54 of 3,128 top prizes still out there, whether LOOSE CHANGE is worth your money comes down to the odds today — and for this game that number is right above, free.

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FAQ

LOOSE CHANGE questions

Does LOOSE CHANGE still have its top prize?: Yes. 54 of 3,128 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed on LOOSE CHANGE (New York game #1552), going by the latest numbers the New York Lottery reports.
What are the real odds on LOOSE CHANGE right now?: The $500 top prize launched at 1 in 49,244, 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 LOOSE CHANGE ticket?: LOOSE CHANGE costs $1 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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