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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
$1.31
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
4,545,336
of ~5,141,400 printed
Prizes remaining
88.4%
$5,940,207 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
10/10
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
3
$20,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83.3% | — |
| $500 | 84 | 8 | 76 | 90.5% | — |
| $100 | 2,283 | 294 | 1,989 | 87.1% | — |
| $40 | 8,554 | 1,053 | 7,501 | 87.7% | — |
| $20 | 68,552 | 8,311 | 60,241 | 87.9% | — |
| $10 | 171,380 | 20,386 | 150,994 | 88.1% | — |
| $5 | 291,369 | 33,606 | 257,763 | 88.5% | — |
| $4 | 188,508 | 21,914 | 166,594 | 88.4% | — |
| $2 | 377,010 | 42,852 | 334,158 | 88.6% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($5,940,207) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (4,545,336), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.31 per $2 ticket — $0.65 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.69 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: Sep 15, 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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