The current odds of winning any prize on WIN FOR LIFE are 1 in 4.12 (24.29%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000/Week/Life top prize.

Yes. 7 of the 10 $1,000/Week/Life top prizes have been claimed, and 3 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 15, 2026. We estimate about 44% of the game's 48,093,406 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. WIN FOR LIFE is on sale at New York Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 7 $2 New York scratch-offs on sale, WIN FOR LIFE ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.12 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. No other $2 New York scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

WIN FOR LIFE has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000/Week/Life at 1 in 7,009,402 (3 of 10 left); $2,500+ at 1 in 420,564 (47 of 100 left); $200+ at 1 in 90,250 (183 of 496 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,226 (16,915 of 46,094 left); $40+ at 1 in 238 (71,233 of 192,388 left); $20+ at 1 in 91.6 (141,163 of 384,776 left); $15+ at 1 in 65.6 (90,819 of 247,475 left); $10+ at 1 in 36.9 (249,642 of 664,384 left); $5+ at 1 in 20 (483,955 of 1,257,414 left); $4+ at 1 in 13.8 (470,751 of 1,226,464 left); $2+ at 1 in 4.12 (3,582,017 of 8,094,607 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one WIN FOR LIFE ticket are 1 in 4.12 (24.29%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 13.8 (7.25%).

WIN FOR LIFE costs $2 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.

WIN FOR LIFE, a $2 New York scratch-off, was released on Aug 30, 2024 by the New York Lottery.