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Quarter Million Ca$h New Jersey scratch-off #1939
$0.72 / $1$20 ticketTop prize $250,000
Return per $1 now
$0.72
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$14.45
vs $20 cost
Return at launch
$14.41
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6.39
win more than the $20 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
4,090,855
of ~7,389,420 printed
Prizes remaining
55.4%
$59,105,430 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
9/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
6
$250,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 66.7% | — |
| $5,000 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 56.3% | — |
| $2,000 | 370 | 159 | 211 | 57.0% | — |
| $500 | 30,824 | 13,830 | 16,994 | 55.1% | — |
| $200 | 75,100 | 33,661 | 41,439 | 55.2% | — |
| $100 | 258,713 | 116,210 | 142,503 | 55.1% | — |
| $50 | 421,981 | 188,602 | 233,379 | 55.3% | — |
| $30 | 369,580 | 164,712 | 204,868 | 55.4% | — |
| $20 | 738,833 | 328,916 | 409,917 | 55.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($59,105,430) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (4,090,855), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $14.45 per $20 ticket — $0.72 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $5.55 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~7,389,420 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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