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Sapphire 7's New Jersey scratch-off #1988
$0.65 / $1$2 ticketTop prize $20,000
Return per $1 now
$0.65
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.29
vs $2 cost
Return at launch
$1.31
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 7.04
win more than the $2 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
2,565,223
of ~5,141,400 printed
Prizes remaining
49.9%
$3,313,052 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
10/10
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
2
$20,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | — |
| $500 | 84 | 44 | 40 | 47.6% | — |
| $100 | 2,283 | 1,229 | 1,054 | 46.2% | — |
| $40 | 8,554 | 4,502 | 4,052 | 47.4% | — |
| $20 | 68,552 | 35,464 | 33,088 | 48.3% | — |
| $10 | 171,380 | 87,979 | 83,401 | 48.7% | — |
| $5 | 291,369 | 146,021 | 145,348 | 49.9% | — |
| $4 | 188,508 | 94,184 | 94,324 | 50.0% | — |
| $2 | 377,010 | 185,627 | 191,383 | 50.8% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($3,313,052) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (2,565,223), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.29 per $2 ticket — $0.65 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.71 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~5,141,400 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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