How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 Payday?

9 of 9 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 981,969.

What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 Payday?

1 in 3.68 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.64 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.07, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 5.07.

Is $1,000,000 Payday worth buying?

Its current payout is 76.5% ($22.94 back per $30 ticket), rank #6 of 57 in New Jersey. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Crossword Xtreme (#01981, $30) at 79.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $1,000,000 Payday tickets are left?

We estimate 8,837,725 of roughly 9,268,720 printed tickets are unsold (4.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $1,000,000 Payday launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on September 30, 2026. It is still on sale.

$1,000,000 Payday — $30 New Jersey Scratch-Off #02001

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched September 30, 2026

$1,000,000 Payday New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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$1,000,000 Payday (#02001) is a $30 New Jersey scratch-off launched on September 30, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #6 of 57 active games on current payout (76.5%, $22.94 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 6 $30 games, #8 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.68) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 981,969). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.7 points (77.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.2% (1 in 3.64 at launch). 9 of 9 top prizes of $1,000,000* remain, and we estimate 8,837,725 tickets are still unsold (4.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

76.5%

77.2% at launch

Expected value

$22.94

per $30 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.68

1 in 3.64 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 5.07

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.07

win more than $30

$600+ odds

1 in 22,039

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

9 of 9

$1,000,000* each

Tickets remaining

95.4%

≈ 8,837,725 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 Payday, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other New Jersey game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 2,399,060 of 2,547,107 prizes (94.2%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000*	1 in 1,029,858	1 in 981,969	9	0	9	100.0%
$50,000	1 in 772,393	1 in 736,477	12	0	12	100.0%
$10,000	1 in 514,929	1 in 519,866	18	1	17	94.4%
$5,000	1 in 126,969	1 in 126,253	73	3	70	95.9%
$2,000	1 in 29,899	1 in 30,163	310	17	293	94.5%
$500	1 in 300.5	1 in 303.8	30,844	1,756	29,088	94.3%
$300	1 in 170.5	1 in 172.6	54,351	3,145	51,206	94.2%
$250	1 in 96.1	1 in 97.3	96,478	5,643	90,835	94.2%
$200	1 in 75.0	1 in 76.0	123,556	7,275	116,281	94.1%
$100	1 in 18.4	1 in 18.6	503,595	29,482	474,113	94.1%
$50	1 in 8.89	1 in 9.00	1,042,755	60,686	982,069	94.2%
FREE $30 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 13.3	1 in 13.5	695,106	40,039	655,067	94.2%
All prizes	1 in 3.64	1 in 3.68	2,547,107	148,047	2,399,060	94.2%

How $1,000,000 Payday has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 Payday. 26 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 24, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 70 remain.
October 23, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 293 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 295 remain.
October 19, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 296 remain.
October 18, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 71 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 297 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 298 remain.
October 16, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 299 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 300 remain.
October 13, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 301 remain.
October 12, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 302 remain.
October 11, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 303 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$1,000,000 Payday: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 Payday?: 9 of 9 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 981,969.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 Payday?: 1 in 3.68 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.64 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.07, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 5.07.
Is $1,000,000 Payday worth buying?: Its current payout is 76.5% ($22.94 back per $30 ticket), rank #6 of 57 in New Jersey. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Crossword Xtreme (#01981, $30) at 79.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $1,000,000 Payday tickets are left?: We estimate 8,837,725 of roughly 9,268,720 printed tickets are unsold (4.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 Payday launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on September 30, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $30 New Jersey scratch-offs

Crossword Xtreme — 79.2% payout, 1 in 3.20 any prize
Jersey Riches — 78.5% payout, 1 in 3.53 any prize
Jackpot Millions — 77.1% payout, 1 in 3.50 any prize
$1,000,000 Ultimate Spectacul — 72.1% payout, 1 in 3.73 any prize
$5,000,000 Fortune — 71.2% payout, 1 in 4.33 any prize

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