
New York· Launched Apr 2026· 211 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.58
USA percentile
15th
of 2,201 games
Top prizes left
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$1,000,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-11-04
Forecast sellout
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$1,000,000 MUST LOVE DOGS is a $5 scratch-off game from the New York lottery (game #1692). It launched in April 2026. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.23. Our models put its expected value at 0.58 per dollar, returning about $0.58 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 18 of 30 $5 games on sale in New York.
THE THESIS
At 0.58 EV/$, this game ranks 18 of 30 same-price games on sale in New York (median 0.62).
Total unclaimed prize value: $8.09M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active NY games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
Trailing 7-day claim rate 17% above the 30-day mean — velocity accelerating.
No other active NY games currently clear break-even.
Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.
States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.
ABOUT THIS GAME
As of November 4, 2026, 2 of the 8 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 9 prize levels the lottery reports, 654,049 of 1,922,010 prizes (34%) remain; the thinnest level is $2,000, with 25% of its prizes left.
At current prize levels a $5 ticket returns about $2.93 on average (0.58 per dollar), which ranks 18 of 30 $5 games on sale in New York, below the $5 median of 0.62. Among every New York game with a computable value it is 91 of 131; nationally it sits in the 15th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 30 days, 68,068 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, including 1 top prize.
Figures come from the prize data the New York lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the November 4, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN NY
Same state · same price tier · similar EV signal
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