New Jersey · $2 tickets
Best $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 22 active $2 scratch-off games in the New Jersey Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is Money Mania at $0.66 per $1. Updated Aug 2, 2026.
Across the 22 $2 New Jersey games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.66 per $1 and the weakest $0.58 — a 8-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.62. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $30,000 on Big Money Spectacular (3 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money Mania#1983 | $2 | $0.66 / $1 | $10,000 | 3,226,970 | 8/8 |
| 2 | $2,000 Loaded#1809 | $2 | $0.65 / $1 | $2,000 | 1,316,054 | 9/9 |
| 3 | Birthday Surprise#1904 | $2 | $0.65 / $1 | $10,000 | 1,579,298 | 11/11 |
| 4 | Easy As 123#1863 | $2 | $0.65 / $1 | $10,000 | 1,100,689 | 10/10 |
| 5 | It Takes 2#1851 | $2 | $0.65 / $1 | $10,000 | 2,419,937 | 10/10 |
| 6 | 10X Cash Blitz#1871 | $2 | $0.64 / $1 | $20,000 | 2,229,421 | 8/9 |
| 7 | Red Ball Tripler#1856 | $2 | $0.64 / $1 | $10,000 | 1,090,515 | 11/11 |
| 8 | Big Money Spectacular#1964 | $2 | $0.64 / $1 | $30,000 | 4,076,794 | 15/16 |
| 9 | Cold Cash#1893 | $2 | $0.64 / $1 | $10,000 | 1,173,868 | 8/8 |
| 10 | Classic Bingo#1883 | $2 | $0.63 / $1 | $10,000 | 924,560 | 15/15 |
| 11 | 10X#1957 | $2 | $0.63 / $1 | $20,000 | 1,062,098 | 9/9 |
| 12 | It's Gold Outside#1879 | $2 | $0.63 / $1 | $10,000 | 1,632,313 | 10/10 |
| 13 | Electric 8's#1919 | $2 | $0.63 / $1 | $10,000 | 621,463 | 9/9 |
| 14 | Lucky 13#1909 | $2 | $0.62 / $1 | $10,000 | 664,736 | 10/10 |
| 15 | America's 250th Anniversary#1966 | $2 | $0.61 / $1 | $10,000 | 914,120 | 10/10 |
| 16 | Stacks Of Green#1930 | $2 | $0.61 / $1 | $10,000 | 910,263 | 9/10 |
| 17 | Birthday Surprise#1825 | $2 | $0.60 / $1 | $10,000 | 678,626 | 10/11 |
| 18 | Red Hot 7's#1900 | $2 | $0.60 / $1 | $20,000 | 732,735 | 8/10 |
| 19 | Holiday Cash Doubler#1943 | $2 | $0.59 / $1 | $10,000 | 648,644 | 9/10 |
| 20 | Big Money Spectacular#1887 | $2 | $0.59 / $1 | $30,000 | 1,214,301 | 15/16 |
| 21 | Double Cash#1875 | $2 | $0.59 / $1 | $20,000 | 806,459 | 11/12 |
| 22 | Big Money Spectacular#1923 | $2 | $0.58 / $1 | $30,000 | 1,422,281 | 14/16 |
Even the best $2 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.