How many $30,000 prizes are left in Big Money Spectacular?

1 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,073,079.

What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Spectacular?

1 in 4.22 today, compared with 1 in 4.76 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.22, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.51.

Is Big Money Spectacular worth buying?

Its current payout is 66.7% ($1.33 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $2 alternative today is Big Money Spectacular (#01964, $2) at 76.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Big Money Spectacular tickets are left?

We estimate 1,073,079 of roughly 12,971,700 printed tickets are unsold (91.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Big Money Spectacular launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on December 16, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until November 4, 2026.

Big Money Spectacular — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01887

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched December 16, 2024 · no longer on sale, claim by November 4, 2026

Big Money Spectacular New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Big Money Spectacular (#01887) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on December 16, 2024. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (66.7%, $1.33 expected back per ticket) and #— of 9 $2 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.22) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 1,073,079). Since launch the payout has risen 0.7 points (66.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 11.4% (1 in 4.76 at launch). 1 of 5 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 1,073,079 tickets are still unsold (91.7% sold). Big Money Spectacular 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

66.7%

66.0% at launch

Expected value

$1.33

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.22

1 in 4.76 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.22

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.51

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 357,693

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 5

$30,000 each

Tickets remaining

8.3%

≈ 1,073,079 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Big Money Spectacular, 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, 254,359 of 2,725,294 prizes (9.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$30,000	1 in 2,594,340	1 in 1,073,079	5	4	1	20.0%
$5,000	1 in 3,242,925	—	4	4	0	0.0%
$1,000	1 in 294,811	1 in 536,539	44	42	2	4.5%
$500	1 in 49,891	1 in 51,099	260	239	21	8.1%
$100	1 in 1,637	1 in 1,800	7,925	7,329	596	7.5%
$75	1 in 2,215	1 in 2,816	5,857	5,476	381	6.5%
$50	1 in 427.7	1 in 469.2	30,330	28,043	2,287	7.5%
$25	1 in 200.0	1 in 230.5	64,858	60,203	4,655	7.2%
$20	1 in 120.1	1 in 129.7	108,051	99,779	8,272	7.7%
$15	1 in 75.0	1 in 81.6	173,011	159,862	13,149	7.6%
$10	1 in 75.0	1 in 76.0	172,934	158,815	14,119	8.2%
$5	1 in 60.0	1 in 56.4	216,200	197,164	19,036	8.8%
$4	1 in 50.0	1 in 46.0	259,554	236,225	23,329	9.0%
$3	1 in 30.0	1 in 26.6	432,510	392,236	40,274	9.3%
$2	1 in 21.4	1 in 17.0	605,281	542,230	63,051	10.4%
FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 20.0	1 in 16.5	648,470	583,284	65,186	10.1%
All prizes	1 in 4.76	1 in 4.22	2,725,294	2,470,935	254,359	9.3%

How Big Money Spectacular has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Big Money Spectacular. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
August 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
August 5, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
July 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
July 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
July 7, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
July 4, 2025: one $30,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
July 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
June 20, 2025: one $30,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
June 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
June 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.

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

Big Money Spectacular: common questions

How many $30,000 prizes are left in Big Money Spectacular?: 1 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,073,079.
What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Spectacular?: 1 in 4.22 today, compared with 1 in 4.76 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.22, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.51.
Is Big Money Spectacular worth buying?: Its current payout is 66.7% ($1.33 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $2 alternative today is Big Money Spectacular (#01964, $2) at 76.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Big Money Spectacular tickets are left?: We estimate 1,073,079 of roughly 12,971,700 printed tickets are unsold (91.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Big Money Spectacular launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on December 16, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until November 4, 2026.

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