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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
$18.50
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
4,617,691
of ~5,554,920 printed
Prizes remaining
83.1%
$85,437,435 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 | 13 | 86 | 86.9% | — |
| $2,000 | 466 | 73 | 393 | 84.3% | — |
| $500 | 15,065 | 2,520 | 12,545 | 83.3% | — |
| $400 | 18,514 | 3,074 | 15,440 | 83.4% | — |
| $250 | 34,711 | 5,809 | 28,902 | 83.3% | — |
| $200 | 55,466 | 9,317 | 46,149 | 83.2% | — |
| $100 | 169,575 | 28,580 | 140,995 | 83.1% | — |
| $75 | 69,471 | 11,654 | 57,817 | 83.2% | — |
| $50 | 347,248 | 58,708 | 288,540 | 83.1% | — |
| $40 | 555,404 | 93,855 | 461,549 | 83.1% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($85,437,435) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (4,617,691), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $18.50 per $25 ticket — $0.74 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $6.50 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: Sep 16, 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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