The current odds of winning any prize on HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 are 1 in 4.19 (23.84%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,026 top prize.

Yes. 16 of the 17 $20,026 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 12% of the game's 3,157,948 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 is on sale at Georgia Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Nov 11, 2035.

Among the 9 $3 Georgia scratch-offs on sale, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.19 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back. Right now the $3 game with the best odds of breaking even is 30X BINGO MULTIPLIER, where 1 in 3.81 tickets wins at least $3 back.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 has 13 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,026 at 1 in 371,694 (1 of 17 left); $2,026+ at 1 in 46,462 (7 of 83 left); $500+ at 1 in 19,563 (11 of 104 left); $100+ at 1 in 5,808 (45 of 613 left); $50+ at 1 in 391 (887 of 11,920 left); $30+ at 1 in 109 (2,446 of 17,155 left); $20+ at 1 in 45.6 (4,756 of 60,831 left); $15+ at 1 in 27.3 (5,477 of 63,208 left); $10+ at 1 in 22.7 (2,759 of 31,596 left); $6+ at 1 in 14.8 (8,711 of 94,786 left); $5+ at 1 in 11 (8,810 of 94,687 left); $4+ at 1 in 7.45 (15,969 of 157,975 left); $3+ at 1 in 4.19 (38,733 of 315,936 left).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 ticket are 1 in 4.19 (23.84%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.45 (13.42%).

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 costs $3 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Georgia Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Georgia scratchers and Georgia scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Georgia Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in Georgia call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Georgia, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026, a $3 Georgia scratch-off, was released on Dec 16, 2025 by the Georgia Lottery.