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Poker Nights New Jersey scratch-off #1986
$0.71 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $150,000
Return per $1 now
$0.71
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.54
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.53
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6.69
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
3,170,705
of ~4,872,840 printed
Prizes remaining
65.1%
$11,214,680 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
9/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
3
$150,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% | — |
| $2,500 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 67.5% | — |
| $500 | 882 | 315 | 567 | 64.3% | — |
| $200 | 1,851 | 668 | 1,183 | 63.9% | — |
| $100 | 18,666 | 6,612 | 12,054 | 64.6% | — |
| $50 | 57,116 | 20,103 | 37,013 | 64.8% | — |
| $20 | 243,715 | 86,012 | 157,703 | 64.7% | — |
| $10 | 405,924 | 142,036 | 263,888 | 65.0% | — |
| $5 | 406,070 | 140,452 | 265,618 | 65.4% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($11,214,680) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (3,170,705), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.54 per $5 ticket — $0.71 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.46 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~4,872,840 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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