New York · game #1686

$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE

Part way through Some prizes claimed, top prizes still available.

Prize counts as of August 27, 2026. Prizes can be claimed at any time—confirm with the New York Lottery before buying.

Ticket price $20 1 in 3.72 overall
Top prize $10,000 a week for life 2 of 3 remaining
Print run sold 35% estimated from claim rates
Prizes remaining 4,279,557 of 6,579,483 printed

No return figure for this game. Some prizes are free tickets or lifetime payments with no fixed cash value, so any average would understate what the game actually holds. We would rather show nothing than a number we cannot stand behind.

Full prize table

What is left, tier by tier

Prize Printed Claimed Remaining Claimed %
$10,000 a week for life lifetime payment 3 1 2 33%
$10,000 257 89 168 35%
$2,500 845 286 559 34%
$500 38,180 13,429 24,751 35%
$200 270,738 95,567 175,171 35%
$100 685,965 242,035 443,930 35%
$50 1,273,507 444,354 829,153 35%
$40 1,861,046 652,575 1,208,471 35%
$20 2,448,942 851,590 1,597,352 35%
Every scratch game returns less than it takes in.

These figures describe what is left in a print run. They cannot tell you whether any individual ticket wins, and no game here is a good financial decision.