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
2,180,344
of ~4,557,300 printed
Prizes remaining
47.8%
$7,416,720 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
9/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
2,697
$500 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 5,683 | 2,986 | 2,697 | 47.5% | — |
| $150 | 1,901 | 1,017 | 884 | 46.5% | — |
| $100 | 7,615 | 3,968 | 3,647 | 47.9% | — |
| $70 | 5,656 | 2,961 | 2,695 | 47.6% | — |
| $60 | 10,831 | 5,746 | 5,085 | 46.9% | — |
| $50 | 41,781 | 21,831 | 19,950 | 47.7% | — |
| $30 | 56,941 | 30,088 | 26,853 | 47.2% | — |
| $20 | 189,954 | 99,255 | 90,699 | 47.7% | — |
| $10 | 303,597 | 157,587 | 146,010 | 48.1% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($7,416,720) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (2,180,344), 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: Aug 2, 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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