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Loose Change New Jersey scratch-off #1978
$0.61 / $1$1 ticketTop prize $500
Return per $1 now
$0.61
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$0.61
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
2,316,447
of ~8,605,400 printed
Prizes remaining
26.9%
$1,408,231 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
8/8
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
32
$500 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 140 | 108 | 32 | 22.9% | — |
| $100 | 1,867 | 1,446 | 421 | 22.5% | — |
| $40 | 10,740 | 8,313 | 2,427 | 22.6% | — |
| $20 | 43,027 | 33,011 | 10,016 | 23.3% | — |
| $10 | 86,099 | 65,275 | 20,824 | 24.2% | — |
| $5 | 215,000 | 161,296 | 53,704 | 25.0% | — |
| $2 | 516,421 | 377,668 | 138,753 | 26.9% | — |
| $1 | 1,075,706 | 777,241 | 298,465 | 27.7% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($1,408,231) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (2,316,447), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $0.61 per $1 ticket — $0.61 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.39 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: 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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