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Big Money Spectacular New Jersey scratch-off #1979
$0.66 / $1$2 ticketTop prize $30,000
Return per $1 now
$0.66
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.32
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
10,414,236
of ~12,815,100 printed
Prizes remaining
81.3%
$13,709,052 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
16/16
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
5
$30,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | — |
| $5,000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 77.3% | — |
| $500 | 251 | 54 | 197 | 78.5% | — |
| $100 | 7,804 | 1,498 | 6,306 | 80.8% | — |
| $75 | 5,779 | 1,120 | 4,659 | 80.6% | — |
| $50 | 29,963 | 5,847 | 24,116 | 80.5% | — |
| $25 | 64,050 | 12,383 | 51,667 | 80.7% | — |
| $20 | 106,696 | 20,617 | 86,079 | 80.7% | — |
| $15 | 170,970 | 32,987 | 137,983 | 80.7% | — |
| $10 | 170,948 | 32,692 | 138,256 | 80.9% | — |
| $5 | 213,494 | 40,353 | 173,141 | 81.1% | — |
| $4 | 256,324 | 48,232 | 208,092 | 81.2% | — |
| $3 | 427,192 | 79,810 | 347,382 | 81.3% | — |
| $2 | 640,642 | 118,576 | 522,066 | 81.5% | — |
| $2 | 598,118 | 110,210 | 487,908 | 81.6% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($13,709,052) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (10,414,236), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.32 per $2 ticket — $0.66 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.68 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~12,815,100 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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