The current odds of winning any prize on $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE are 1 in 3.73 (26.82%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $10,000/Week/Life top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $10,000/Week/Life top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 5, 2026. We estimate about 61% of the game's 24,475,677 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE is on sale at New York Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 13 $20 New York scratch-offs on sale, $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.73 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is MYSTERY MULTIPLIER, where 1 in 3.67 tickets wins at least $20 back.

$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $10,000/Week/Life at 1 in 7,480,539 (2 of 3 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 94,095 (157 of 257 left); $2,500+ at 1 in 22,002 (521 of 845 left); $500+ at 1 in 626 (23,209 of 38,180 left); $200+ at 1 in 79.6 (164,156 of 270,738 left); $100+ at 1 in 24.8 (415,785 of 685,965 left); $50+ at 1 in 10.8 (777,441 of 1,273,507 left); $40+ at 1 in 5.95 (1,132,783 of 1,861,046 left); $20+ at 1 in 3.73 (1,498,247 of 2,448,942 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE ticket are 1 in 3.73 (26.82%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.95 (16.80%).

$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE costs $20 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New York Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — New York scratch tickets and New York scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The New York Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Off Games" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in New York call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE, a $20 New York scratch-off, was released on Sep 24, 2025 by the New York Lottery.