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Loose Change New Jersey scratch-off #1978
$0.63 / $1$1 ticketTop prize $500
Return per $1 now
$0.63
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$0.63
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
4,272,786
of ~8,605,400 printed
Prizes remaining
49.7%
$2,706,469 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
8/8
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
67
$500 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 140 | 73 | 67 | 47.9% | — |
| $100 | 1,867 | 1,008 | 859 | 46.0% | — |
| $40 | 10,740 | 5,711 | 5,029 | 46.8% | — |
| $20 | 43,027 | 22,786 | 20,241 | 47.0% | — |
| $10 | 86,099 | 45,086 | 41,013 | 47.6% | — |
| $5 | 215,000 | 111,436 | 103,564 | 48.2% | — |
| $2 | 516,421 | 260,234 | 256,187 | 49.6% | — |
| $1 | 1,075,706 | 534,941 | 540,765 | 50.3% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($2,706,469) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (4,272,786), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $0.63 per $1 ticket — $0.63 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.37 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~8,605,400 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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