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$1,000,000 Platinum Payout — $20 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01844

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched February 3, 2024 · no longer on sale, claim by August 4, 2027

$1,000,000 Platinum Payout (#01844) is a $20 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 3, 2024. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (69.4%, $13.89 expected back per ticket) and #— of 10 $20 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.12) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 1,945,227). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.4 points (72.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 4.7% (1 in 3.94 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,945,227 tickets are still unsold (73.2% sold). $1,000,000 Platinum Payout is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

Current payout
69.4%
72.8% at launch
Expected value
$13.89
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.12
1 in 3.94 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.12
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.85
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 57,213
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
26.8%
≈ 1,945,227 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 Platinum Payout, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 471,654 of 1,842,477 prizes (25.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000* 1 in 2,418,253 1 in 1,945,227 3 2 1 33.3%
$50,000 1 in 604,563 1 in 648,409 12 9 3 25.0%
$2,000 1 in 74,791 1 in 64,841 97 67 30 30.9%
$500 1 in 240.3 1 in 258.2 30,192 22,658 7,534 25.0%
$200 1 in 95.2 1 in 101.9 76,203 57,120 19,083 25.0%
$100 1 in 35.7 1 in 38.2 203,087 152,226 50,861 25.0%
$50 1 in 16.3 1 in 17.2 444,985 331,939 113,046 25.4%
$40 1 in 20.0 1 in 20.9 362,738 269,480 93,258 25.7%
FREE $20 TICKETfree ticket 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.4 725,160 537,322 187,838 25.9%
All prizes1 in 3.941 in 4.12 1,842,4771,370,823 471,65425.6%

How $1,000,000 Platinum Payout has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 Platinum Payout. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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 Platinum Payout: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 Platinum Payout?
1 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,945,227.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 Platinum Payout?
1 in 4.12 today, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.12, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.85.
Is $1,000,000 Platinum Payout worth buying?
Its current payout is 69.4% ($13.89 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative today is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 76.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $1,000,000 Platinum Payout tickets are left?
We estimate 1,945,227 of roughly 7,254,760 printed tickets are unsold (73.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 Platinum Payout launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 3, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

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