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Big Money Spectacular New Jersey scratch-off #1887
$0.59 / $1$2 ticketTop prize $30,000
Return per $1 now
$0.59
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.18
vs $2 cost
Return at launch
$1.32
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 8.82
win more than the $2 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,207,423
of ~12,971,700 printed
Prizes remaining
9.3%
$1,427,837 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
15/16
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$30,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% | — |
| $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 4.5% | — |
| $500 | 260 | 239 | 21 | 8.1% | — |
| $100 | 7,925 | 7,329 | 596 | 7.5% | — |
| $75 | 5,857 | 5,477 | 380 | 6.5% | — |
| $50 | 30,330 | 28,046 | 2,284 | 7.5% | — |
| $25 | 64,858 | 60,211 | 4,647 | 7.2% | — |
| $20 | 108,051 | 99,802 | 8,249 | 7.6% | — |
| $15 | 173,011 | 159,888 | 13,123 | 7.6% | — |
| $10 | 172,934 | 158,851 | 14,083 | 8.1% | — |
| $5 | 216,200 | 197,214 | 18,986 | 8.8% | — |
| $4 | 259,554 | 236,289 | 23,265 | 9.0% | — |
| $3 | 432,510 | 392,367 | 40,143 | 9.3% | — |
| $2 | 648,470 | 583,470 | 65,000 | 10.0% | — |
| $2 | 605,281 | 542,387 | 62,894 | 10.4% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($1,427,837) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,207,423), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.18 per $2 ticket — $0.59 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.82 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~12,971,700 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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