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$1,000,000 Payday New Jersey scratch-off #2001
$0.76 / $1$30 ticketTop prize $588,300
Return per $1 now
$0.76
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$22.80
vs $30 cost
Return at launch
$22.76
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 5
win more than the $30 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
8,605,425
of ~9,268,720 printed
Prizes remaining
92.8%
$196,172,940 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
12/12
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
9
$588,300 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $588,300 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 100.0% | — |
| $50,000 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 83.3% | — |
| $10,000 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 83.3% | — |
| $5,000 | 73 | 3 | 70 | 95.9% | — |
| $2,000 | 310 | 22 | 288 | 92.9% | — |
| $500 | 30,844 | 2,163 | 28,681 | 93.0% | — |
| $300 | 54,351 | 3,869 | 50,482 | 92.9% | — |
| $250 | 96,478 | 6,953 | 89,525 | 92.8% | — |
| $200 | 123,556 | 8,930 | 114,626 | 92.8% | — |
| $100 | 503,595 | 36,223 | 467,372 | 92.8% | — |
| $50 | 1,042,755 | 74,707 | 968,048 | 92.8% | — |
| $30 | 695,106 | 49,403 | 645,703 | 92.9% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($196,172,940) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (8,605,425), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $22.80 per $30 ticket — $0.76 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $7.20 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~9,268,720 tickets).
Data source
- Source: New Jersey Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Oct 31, 2026
Prize data may be delayed or incomplete; prizes may be claimed between state updates. This page is informational, not gambling advice.
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