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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
$14.47
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
3,856,353
of ~7,389,420 printed
Prizes remaining
52.2%
$55,795,990 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 | 171 | 199 | 53.8% | — |
| $500 | 30,824 | 14,832 | 15,992 | 51.9% | — |
| $200 | 75,100 | 36,047 | 39,053 | 52.0% | — |
| $100 | 258,713 | 124,343 | 134,370 | 51.9% | — |
| $50 | 421,981 | 202,045 | 219,936 | 52.1% | — |
| $30 | 369,580 | 176,539 | 193,041 | 52.2% | — |
| $20 | 738,833 | 352,265 | 386,568 | 52.3% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($55,795,990) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (3,856,353), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $14.47 per $20 ticket — $0.72 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $5.53 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: 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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