Can I still buy $500,000 Gold Payout?

No. Its sales ended on June 23, 2026. It launched on February 3, 2024. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.

When is the last day to claim a prize on $500,000 Gold Payout?

August 4, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $500,000 prizes are still unclaimed in $500,000 Gold Payout?

1 of 3, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.

How many $500,000 Gold Payout prizes are unclaimed in all?

814,449 of 2,163,382, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

$500,000 Gold Payout — $10 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01843

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched February 3, 2024 · sales ended, claim by August 4, 2027

$500,000 Gold Payout New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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$500,000 Gold Payout (#01843) is a $10 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 3, 2024 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on June 23, 2026. Winning tickets can be claimed until August 4, 2027; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 1 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 are still unclaimed, and 814,449 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the New Jersey scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by

August 4, 2027

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

June 23, 2026

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

1 of 3

$500,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

814,449

of 2,163,382 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$22,444,820

at face value, all tiers

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in $500,000 Gold Payout and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 814,449 of 2,163,382 prizes (37.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$500,000	3	2	1	33.3%
$10,000	6	4	2	33.3%
$2,000	14	8	6	42.9%
$500	8,178	5,163	3,015	36.9%
$200	9,544	6,052	3,492	36.6%
$100	115,449	72,946	42,503	36.8%
$50	311,398	196,467	114,931	36.9%
$30	143,334	89,740	53,594	37.4%
$20	572,988	359,668	213,320	37.2%
FREE $10 TICKETfree ticket	1,002,468	618,883	383,585	38.3%
All prizes	2,163,382	1,348,933	814,449	37.6%

How $500,000 Gold Payout has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500,000 Gold Payout. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 27, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
July 11, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.

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

$500,000 Gold Payout: common questions

Can I still buy $500,000 Gold Payout?: No. Its sales ended on June 23, 2026. It launched on February 3, 2024. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on $500,000 Gold Payout?: August 4, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $500,000 prizes are still unclaimed in $500,000 Gold Payout?: 1 of 3, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
How many $500,000 Gold Payout prizes are unclaimed in all?: 814,449 of 2,163,382, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

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