$500 Cash Craze — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01963
$500 Cash Craze (#01963) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on March 24, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #18 of 57 active games on current payout (71.2%, $3.56 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 19 $5 games, #41 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.40) and #29 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,166,030). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (71.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.5% (1 in 4.55 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 1,166,030 tickets are still unsold (78.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $500 Cash Craze, 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, 265,267 of 1,194,846 prizes (22.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,359,225 | 1 in 1,166,030 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 589.0 | 1 in 616.6 | 9,231 | 7,340 | 1,891 | 20.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 4,979 | 1 in 5,449 | 1,092 | 878 | 214 | 19.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 329.6 | 1 in 339.9 | 16,494 | 13,063 | 3,431 | 20.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 181.1 | 1 in 186.0 | 30,026 | 23,756 | 6,270 | 20.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 378.0 | 1 in 395.3 | 14,383 | 11,433 | 2,950 | 20.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 152.2 | 36,236 | 28,576 | 7,660 | 21.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 60.5 | 90,615 | 71,327 | 19,288 | 21.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 11.8 | 453,075 | 353,970 | 99,105 | 21.9% |
| FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.37 | 543,690 | 419,233 | 124,457 | 22.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.55 | 1 in 4.40 | 1,194,846 | 929,579 | 265,267 | 22.2% |
How $500 Cash Craze has moved
$500 Cash Craze: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in $500 Cash Craze?
- 1 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,166,030.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 Cash Craze?
- 1 in 4.40 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 8.22, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.28.
- Is $500 Cash Craze worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.2% ($3.56 back per $5 ticket), rank #18 of 57 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 Cash Craze tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,166,030 of roughly 5,436,900 printed tickets are unsold (78.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500 Cash Craze launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on March 24, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Ca$h Money — 72.7% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
- Emerald 7's — 71.1% payout, 1 in 4.17 any prize
- Cash 4-Ever — 70.4% payout, 1 in 4.11 any prize
- Goooalll! For The Win — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize
- Poker Nights — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.32 any prize