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$500 Cash Craze New Jersey scratch-off #1963
$0.69 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $200,000
Return per $1 now
$0.69
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.44
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.55
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 8.35
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,116,405
of ~5,436,900 printed
Prizes remaining
20.5%
$3,840,050 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
10/10
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$200,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% | — |
| $500 | 9,231 | 7,508 | 1,723 | 18.7% | — |
| $200 | 1,092 | 888 | 204 | 18.7% | — |
| $100 | 16,494 | 13,332 | 3,162 | 19.2% | — |
| $50 | 30,026 | 24,266 | 5,760 | 19.2% | — |
| $40 | 14,383 | 11,661 | 2,722 | 18.9% | — |
| $25 | 36,236 | 29,189 | 7,047 | 19.4% | — |
| $20 | 90,615 | 72,827 | 17,788 | 19.6% | — |
| $10 | 453,075 | 361,469 | 91,606 | 20.2% | — |
| $5 | 543,690 | 428,355 | 115,335 | 21.2% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($3,840,050) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,116,405), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.44 per $5 ticket — $0.69 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.56 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~5,436,900 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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