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Birthday Surprise New Jersey scratch-off #1904
$0.64 / $1$2 ticketTop prize $10,000
Return per $1 now
$0.64
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.28
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 7.95
win more than the $2 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,102,193
of ~3,540,000 printed
Prizes remaining
31.1%
$1,408,485 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
11/11
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
2
$10,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% | — |
| $1,000 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 33.3% | — |
| $500 | 120 | 80 | 40 | 33.3% | — |
| $100 | 1,767 | 1,310 | 457 | 25.9% | — |
| $50 | 7,019 | 5,152 | 1,867 | 26.6% | — |
| $20 | 53,086 | 38,189 | 14,897 | 28.1% | — |
| $10 | 112,114 | 79,361 | 32,753 | 29.2% | — |
| $5 | 129,754 | 89,497 | 40,257 | 31.0% | — |
| $4 | 141,674 | 97,443 | 44,231 | 31.2% | — |
| $2 | 165,160 | 112,399 | 52,761 | 31.9% | — |
| $2 | 170,994 | 114,877 | 56,117 | 32.8% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($1,408,485) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,102,193), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.28 per $2 ticket — $0.64 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.72 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~3,540,000 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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