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Loose Change New Jersey scratch-off #1949
$0.57 / $1$1 ticketTop prize $500
Return per $1 now
$0.57
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$0.57
vs $1 cost
Return at launch
$0.65
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 9.85
win more than the $1 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,266,686
of ~8,651,800 printed
Prizes remaining
14.6%
$722,555 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
8/8
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
10
$500 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 140 | 130 | 10 | 7.1% | — |
| $100 | 1,853 | 1,672 | 181 | 9.8% | — |
| $40 | 10,816 | 9,661 | 1,155 | 10.7% | — |
| $20 | 43,259 | 38,543 | 4,716 | 10.9% | — |
| $10 | 86,521 | 76,403 | 10,118 | 11.7% | — |
| $5 | 216,286 | 188,570 | 27,716 | 12.8% | — |
| $2 | 519,210 | 443,005 | 76,205 | 14.7% | — |
| $1 | 1,081,286 | 914,521 | 166,765 | 15.4% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($722,555) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,266,686), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $0.57 per $1 ticket — $0.57 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.43 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~8,651,800 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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