The current odds of winning any prize on INSTANT TAKE 5 are 1 in 4.72 (21.20%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $5,555 top prize.

Yes. 53 of the 95 $5,555 top prizes have been claimed, and 42 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 41% of the game's 133,692,516 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 #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.72 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 1,309,066 (42 of 95 left); $500+ at 1 in 133,448 (370 of 840 left); $100+ at 1 in 25,128 (1,776 of 4,248 left); $40+ at 1 in 6,265 (6,588 of 16,172 left); $20+ at 1 in 615 (80,684 of 201,661 left); $10+ at 1 in 203 (181,486 of 453,772 left); $5+ at 1 in 49.2 (846,231 of 2,117,371 left); $2+ at 1 in 27.9 (853,602 of 2,117,334 left); $1+ at 1 in 12.6 (2,376,554 of 5,848,382 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.72 (7,309,208 of 17,745,992 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one INSTANT TAKE 5 ticket are 1 in 4.72 (21.20%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 27.9 (3.58%).

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 Dec 3, 2025 by the New York Lottery.