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America's 250th Anniversary New Jersey scratch-off #1966
$0.60 / $1$2 ticketTop prize $10,000
Return per $1 now
$0.60
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.20
vs $2 cost
Return at launch
$1.33
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 8.13
win more than the $2 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
701,714
of ~4,858,950 printed
Prizes remaining
14.4%
$842,065 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
10/10
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$10,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | — |
| $2,000 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6.3% | — |
| $250 | 478 | 431 | 47 | 9.8% | — |
| $100 | 2,184 | 1,958 | 226 | 10.3% | — |
| $50 | 12,145 | 10,837 | 1,308 | 10.8% | — |
| $20 | 80,975 | 71,480 | 9,495 | 11.7% | — |
| $10 | 113,389 | 99,074 | 14,315 | 12.6% | — |
| $5 | 161,958 | 138,581 | 23,377 | 14.4% | — |
| $4 | 226,758 | 194,318 | 32,440 | 14.3% | — |
| $2 | 485,898 | 410,588 | 75,310 | 15.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($842,065) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (701,714), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.20 per $2 ticket — $0.60 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.80 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~4,858,950 tickets).
Data source
- Source: New Jersey Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Sep 16, 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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