Big Money Spectacular — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01964
Big Money Spectacular (#01964) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on January 28, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #1 of 57 active games on current payout (79.4%, $1.59 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 6 $2 games, #3 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.49) and #57 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 13.4 points (66.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 36.2% (1 in 4.76 at launch). 0 of 5 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 1,154,825 tickets are still unsold (91.0% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best New Jersey scratch-offs to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.76 to 1 in 3.49, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 1.18 million and 1.73 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
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. 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, 330,496 of 2,701,130 prizes (12.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 2,571,420 | all claimed | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 3,214,275 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 292,207 | 1 in 577,413 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 4.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 50,028 | 1 in 60,780 | 257 | 238 | 19 | 7.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,645 | 1 in 1,602 | 7,818 | 7,097 | 721 | 9.2% |
| $75 | 1 in 2,206 | 1 in 2,163 | 5,829 | 5,295 | 534 | 9.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 428.4 | 1 in 390.0 | 30,011 | 27,050 | 2,961 | 9.9% |
| $25 | 1 in 200.0 | 1 in 181.1 | 64,286 | 57,908 | 6,378 | 9.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 120.0 | 1 in 106.3 | 107,173 | 96,307 | 10,866 | 10.1% |
| $15 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 65.4 | 171,335 | 153,679 | 17,656 | 10.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 62.5 | 171,495 | 153,021 | 18,474 | 10.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 46.1 | 214,343 | 189,314 | 25,029 | 11.7% |
| $4 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 37.7 | 257,072 | 226,416 | 30,656 | 11.9% |
| $3 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 21.9 | 428,500 | 375,809 | 52,691 | 12.3% |
| $2 | 1 in 21.4 | 1 in 14.3 | 599,975 | 519,024 | 80,951 | 13.5% |
| FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 13.8 | 642,983 | 559,425 | 83,558 | 13.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.76 | 1 in 3.49 | 2,701,130 | 2,370,634 | 330,496 | 12.2% |
How Big Money Spectacular has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- September 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- September 11, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
Big Money Spectacular: common questions
- How many $30,000 prizes are left in Big Money Spectacular?
- 0 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Spectacular?
- 1 in 3.49 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.76 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.54, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.96.
- Is Big Money Spectacular worth buying?
- Its current payout is 79.4% ($1.59 back per $2 ticket), rank #1 of 57 in New Jersey. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Money Mania (#01983, $2) at 66.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Big Money Spectacular tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,154,825 of roughly 12,857,100 printed tickets are unsold (91.0% 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 January 28, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $2 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Money Mania — 66.2% payout, 1 in 4.29 any prize
- Big Money Spectacular — 66.0% payout, 1 in 4.75 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 63.5% payout, 1 in 4.53 any prize
- Sapphire 7's — 62.3% payout, 1 in 4.85 any prize
- Birthday Surprise — 59.7% payout, 1 in 4.84 any prize