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Emerald 7's New Jersey scratch-off #1989
$0.71 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $200,000
Return per $1 now
$0.71
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.55
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.53
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6.44
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
2,647,812
of ~4,740,120 printed
Prizes remaining
55.9%
$9,411,050 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
9/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
3
$200,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% | — |
| $2,000 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 46.2% | — |
| $500 | 721 | 341 | 380 | 52.7% | — |
| $200 | 2,984 | 1,380 | 1,604 | 53.8% | — |
| $100 | 11,858 | 5,353 | 6,505 | 54.9% | — |
| $50 | 69,090 | 31,263 | 37,827 | 54.8% | — |
| $20 | 177,729 | 79,630 | 98,099 | 55.2% | — |
| $10 | 474,049 | 209,587 | 264,462 | 55.8% | — |
| $5 | 395,038 | 171,878 | 223,160 | 56.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($9,411,050) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (2,647,812), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.55 per $5 ticket — $0.71 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.45 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~4,740,120 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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