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Nutcracker Cash New Jersey scratch-off #2003
$0.67 / $1$2 ticketTop prize $10,000
Return per $1 now
$0.67
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.34
vs $2 cost
Return at launch
$1.34
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 7.66
win more than the $2 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
4,879,672
of ~4,939,200 printed
Prizes remaining
98.8%
$6,530,906 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
10/10
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
4
$10,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 100.0% | — |
| $500 | 103 | 2 | 101 | 98.1% | — |
| $100 | 1,962 | 25 | 1,937 | 98.7% | — |
| $50 | 16,829 | 215 | 16,614 | 98.7% | — |
| $20 | 65,856 | 764 | 65,092 | 98.8% | — |
| $10 | 131,712 | 1,664 | 130,048 | 98.7% | — |
| $5 | 65,856 | 790 | 65,066 | 98.8% | — |
| $4 | 362,194 | 4,428 | 357,766 | 98.8% | — |
| $2 | 526,876 | 6,230 | 520,646 | 98.8% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($6,530,906) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (4,879,672), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.34 per $2 ticket — $0.67 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.66 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~4,939,200 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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