The current odds of winning any prize on INSTANT TAKE 5 are 1 in 5.1 (19.60%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $5,555 top prize.

Yes. 76 of the 95 $5,555 top prizes have been claimed, and 19 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 15, 2026. We estimate about 5% of the game's 133,124,642 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. INSTANT TAKE 5 is on sale at New York Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 9 $1 New York scratch-offs on sale, INSTANT TAKE 5 ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.1 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is LOOSE CHANGE, where 1 in 4.71 tickets wins at least $1 back.

INSTANT TAKE 5 has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $5,555 at 1 in 339,518 (19 of 95 left); $500+ at 1 in 62,629 (84 of 837 left); $100+ at 1 in 14,240 (350 of 4,179 left); $40+ at 1 in 5,067 (820 of 16,075 left); $20+ at 1 in 834 (6,462 of 200,804 left); $10+ at 1 in 293 (14,291 of 451,791 left); $5+ at 1 in 81.2 (57,437 of 2,108,478 left); $2+ at 1 in 42.2 (73,530 of 2,108,426 left); $1+ at 1 in 16.6 (236,221 of 5,823,348 left); Free ticket at 1 in 5.1 (875,034 of 17,670,752 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one INSTANT TAKE 5 ticket are 1 in 5.1 (19.60%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 42.2 (2.37%).

INSTANT TAKE 5 costs $1 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.

INSTANT TAKE 5, a $1 New York scratch-off, was released on Sep 4, 2024 by the New York Lottery.