The current odds of winning any prize on FESTIVE $500 are 1 in 3.92 (25.51%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Not yet. All 1564 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Nov 3, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 4,856,268 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. FESTIVE $500 is on sale at New York Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 13 $5 New York scratch-offs on sale, FESTIVE $500 ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.92 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is $500,000 BLAST, where 1 in 3.72 tickets wins at least $5 back.

FESTIVE $500 has 6 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 3,105 (1,564 of 1,564 left); $100+ at 1 in 607 (6,443 of 6,443 left); $50+ at 1 in 57.8 (76,001 of 76,001 left); $20+ at 1 in 18.2 (182,307 of 182,307 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.67 (461,960 of 461,960 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.92 (510,569 of 510,569 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one FESTIVE $500 ticket are 1 in 3.92 (25.51%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.67 (15.00%).

FESTIVE $500 costs $5 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.

FESTIVE $500, a $5 New York scratch-off, was released on Nov 3, 2026 by the New York Lottery.