How many $5,000 prizes are left in $5,000 Loaded?

29 of 155 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 37,505.

What are the odds of winning anything on $5,000 Loaded?

1 in 3.88 today, compared with 1 in 4.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.88, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.77.

Is $5,000 Loaded worth buying?

Its current payout is 68.1% ($3.41 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative today is $500 Cash Craze (#01963, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $5,000 Loaded tickets are left?

We estimate 1,087,658 of roughly 6,141,360 printed tickets are unsold (82.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $5,000 Loaded launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on September 2, 2023. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until November 4, 2026.

$5,000 Loaded — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01810

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched September 2, 2023 · no longer on sale, claim by November 4, 2026

$5,000 Loaded New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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$5,000 Loaded (#01810) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on September 2, 2023. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (68.1%, $3.41 expected back per ticket) and #— of 20 $5 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 3.88) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 37,505). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (67.6% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 4.2% (1 in 4.04 at launch). 29 of 155 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 1,087,658 tickets are still unsold (82.3% sold). $5,000 Loaded is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until November 4, 2026.

Current payout

68.1%

67.6% at launch

Expected value

$3.41

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.88

1 in 4.04 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.88

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.77

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 37,505

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

29 of 155

$5,000 each

Tickets remaining

17.7%

≈ 1,087,658 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $5,000 Loaded, 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, 280,683 of 1,518,922 prizes (18.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$5,000	1 in 39,622	1 in 37,505	155	126	29	18.7%
$500	1 in 4,625	1 in 4,966	1,328	1,109	219	16.5%
$100	1 in 399.7	1 in 427.0	15,364	12,817	2,547	16.6%
$50	1 in 88.9	1 in 93.0	69,095	57,402	11,693	16.9%
$20	1 in 20.0	1 in 19.8	307,068	252,071	54,997	17.9%
$10	1 in 12.0	1 in 11.9	511,784	420,547	91,237	17.8%
FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.07	614,128	494,167	119,961	19.5%
All prizes	1 in 4.04	1 in 3.88	1,518,922	1,238,239	280,683	18.5%

How $5,000 Loaded has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $5,000 Loaded. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 21, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.
September 4, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 30 remain.
September 2, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 31 remain.
August 5, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 32 remain.
June 24, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 33 remain.
May 29, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 34 remain.
May 15, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 35 remain.
May 9, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 36 remain.
April 24, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
April 7, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 38 remain.
April 5, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 39 remain.
March 9, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.

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

$5,000 Loaded: common questions

How many $5,000 prizes are left in $5,000 Loaded?: 29 of 155 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 37,505.
What are the odds of winning anything on $5,000 Loaded?: 1 in 3.88 today, compared with 1 in 4.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.88, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.77.
Is $5,000 Loaded worth buying?: Its current payout is 68.1% ($3.41 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative today is $500 Cash Craze (#01963, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $5,000 Loaded tickets are left?: We estimate 1,087,658 of roughly 6,141,360 printed tickets are unsold (82.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $5,000 Loaded launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on September 2, 2023. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until November 4, 2026.

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