Colorword Cash New Jersey scratch-off #1898
$0.60 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $50,000
Return per $1 now
$0.60
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.01
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.20
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 7.82
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
838,387
of ~4,255,080 printed
Prizes remaining
19.7%
$2,523,005 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
10/11
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
0
$50,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $500 | 336 | 305 | 31 | 9.2% | — |
| $150 | 1,286 | 1,084 | 202 | 15.7% | — |
| $100 | 10,934 | 8,976 | 1,958 | 17.9% | — |
| $70 | 8,508 | 7,051 | 1,457 | 17.1% | — |
| $50 | 26,978 | 21,536 | 5,442 | 20.2% | — |
| $30 | 70,918 | 58,946 | 11,972 | 16.9% | — |
| $20 | 71,033 | 53,854 | 17,179 | 24.2% | — |
| $15 | 70,918 | 58,829 | 12,089 | 17.0% | — |
| $10 | 283,437 | 233,528 | 49,909 | 17.6% | — |
| $5 | 496,436 | 391,606 | 104,830 | 21.1% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($2,523,005) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (838,387), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.01 per $5 ticket — $0.60 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.99 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~4,255,080 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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