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Poker Nights New Jersey scratch-off #1986
$0.70 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $150,000
Return per $1 now
$0.70
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.52
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
2,344,580
of ~4,872,840 printed
Prizes remaining
48.1%
$8,247,040 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
9/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
2
$150,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | — |
| $2,500 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 52.5% | — |
| $500 | 882 | 467 | 415 | 47.1% | — |
| $200 | 1,851 | 981 | 870 | 47.0% | — |
| $100 | 18,666 | 9,787 | 8,879 | 47.6% | — |
| $50 | 57,116 | 29,802 | 27,314 | 47.8% | — |
| $20 | 243,715 | 127,510 | 116,205 | 47.7% | — |
| $10 | 405,924 | 210,906 | 195,018 | 48.0% | — |
| $5 | 406,070 | 209,038 | 197,032 | 48.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($8,247,040) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (2,344,580), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.52 per $5 ticket — $0.70 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.48 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: 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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