The current odds of winning any prize on HOT DOG! are 1 in 4.5 (22.25%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $500,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 7, 2026. We estimate about 59% of the game's 6,923,782 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. HOT DOG! is on sale at New York Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 12 $5 New York scratch-offs on sale, HOT DOG! ranks #9 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.5 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.

HOT DOG! has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 2,053,684 (2 of 3 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 141,633 (27 of 40 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,976 (2,050 of 3,606 left); $150+ at 1 in 664 (4,107 of 7,206 left); $100+ at 1 in 212 (13,193 of 23,088 left); $50+ at 1 in 105 (19,863 of 34,908 left); $25+ at 1 in 46.2 (49,754 of 86,400 left); $20+ at 1 in 29.6 (49,843 of 86,505 left); $15+ at 1 in 23 (40,118 of 69,234 left); $10+ at 1 in 8.18 (323,329 of 553,299 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.5 (411,476 of 691,617 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one HOT DOG! ticket are 1 in 4.5 (22.25%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.18 (12.23%).

HOT DOG! 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.

HOT DOG!, a $5 New York scratch-off, was released on Jul 7, 2026 by the New York Lottery.