Merry Money Tree New Jersey scratch-off #1944
$0.61 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $200,000
Return per $1 now
$0.61
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.06
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.47
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
570,582
of ~4,035,300 printed
Prizes remaining
14.1%
$1,743,985 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
8/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
0
$200,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $5,000 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9.1% | — |
| $2,000 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 6.1% | — |
| $500 | 527 | 467 | 60 | 11.4% | — |
| $100 | 11,405 | 10,276 | 1,129 | 9.9% | — |
| $50 | 39,005 | 34,150 | 4,855 | 12.4% | — |
| $20 | 218,553 | 191,403 | 27,150 | 12.4% | — |
| $10 | 403,530 | 347,037 | 56,493 | 14.0% | — |
| $5 | 302,699 | 254,418 | 48,281 | 16.0% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($1,743,985) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (570,582), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.06 per $5 ticket — $0.61 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.94 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~4,035,300 tickets).
Data source
- Source: New Jersey Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Aug 2, 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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