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Cash Lines New Jersey scratch-off #1961
$0.68 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $500
Return per $1 now
$0.68
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.40
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.42
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 7.3
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,836,296
of ~4,557,300 printed
Prizes remaining
40.3%
$6,248,710 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
9/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
2,276
$500 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 5,683 | 3,407 | 2,276 | 40.0% | — |
| $150 | 1,901 | 1,141 | 760 | 40.0% | — |
| $100 | 7,615 | 4,545 | 3,070 | 40.3% | — |
| $70 | 5,656 | 3,385 | 2,271 | 40.2% | — |
| $60 | 10,831 | 6,552 | 4,279 | 39.5% | — |
| $50 | 41,781 | 25,025 | 16,756 | 40.1% | — |
| $30 | 56,941 | 34,353 | 22,588 | 39.7% | — |
| $20 | 189,954 | 113,513 | 76,441 | 40.2% | — |
| $10 | 303,597 | 180,623 | 122,974 | 40.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($6,248,710) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,836,296), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.40 per $5 ticket — $0.68 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.60 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~4,557,300 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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