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First Class Fortunes New Jersey scratch-off #1985
$0.74 / $1$25 ticketTop prize $1,184,300
Return per $1 now
$0.74
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$18.56
vs $25 cost
Return at launch
$18.36
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 4.39
win more than the $25 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
4,319,830
of ~5,554,920 printed
Prizes remaining
77.8%
$80,168,765 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
13/13
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
3
$1,184,300 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,184,300 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | — |
| $50,000 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83.3% | — |
| $10,000 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 79.2% | — |
| $5,000 | 99 | 19 | 80 | 80.8% | — |
| $2,000 | 466 | 91 | 375 | 80.5% | — |
| $500 | 15,065 | 3,348 | 11,717 | 77.8% | — |
| $400 | 18,514 | 4,110 | 14,404 | 77.8% | — |
| $250 | 34,711 | 7,675 | 27,036 | 77.9% | — |
| $200 | 55,466 | 12,304 | 43,162 | 77.8% | — |
| $100 | 169,575 | 37,733 | 131,842 | 77.7% | — |
| $75 | 69,471 | 15,334 | 54,137 | 77.9% | — |
| $50 | 347,248 | 77,363 | 269,885 | 77.7% | — |
| $40 | 555,404 | 123,513 | 431,891 | 77.8% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($80,168,765) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (4,319,830), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $18.56 per $25 ticket — $0.74 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $6.44 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~5,554,920 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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