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

5 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,141,434.

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

1 in 4.75 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.76 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.23, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.82.

Is Big Money Spectacular worth buying?

Its current payout is 66.0% ($1.32 back per $2 ticket), rank #47 of 57 in New Jersey. 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 10,707,171 of roughly 12,815,100 printed tickets are unsold (16.4% 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 August 27, 2026. It is still on sale.

Big Money Spectacular — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01979

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched August 27, 2026

Big Money Spectacular New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Big Money Spectacular (#01979) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on August 27, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #47 of 57 active games on current payout (66.0%, $1.32 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 6 $2 games, #47 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.75) and #47 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,141,434). Since launch the payout has risen 0.0 points (66.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.2% (1 in 4.76 at launch). 5 of 5 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 10,707,171 tickets are still unsold (16.4% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

66.0%

66.0% at launch

Expected value

$1.32

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.75

1 in 4.76 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 6.23

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.82

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 254,933

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

5 of 5

$30,000 each

Tickets remaining

83.6%

≈ 10,707,171 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. 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, 2,254,717 of 2,692,284 prizes (83.7%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$30,000	1 in 2,563,020	1 in 2,141,434	5	0	5	100.0%
$5,000	1 in 3,203,775	1 in 3,569,057	4	1	3	75.0%
$1,000	1 in 291,252	1 in 314,917	44	10	34	77.3%
$500	1 in 51,056	1 in 51,477	251	43	208	82.9%
$100	1 in 1,642	1 in 1,648	7,804	1,307	6,497	83.3%
$75	1 in 2,218	1 in 2,228	5,779	973	4,806	83.2%
$50	1 in 427.7	1 in 430.1	29,963	5,067	24,896	83.1%
$25	1 in 200.1	1 in 200.9	64,050	10,762	53,288	83.2%
$20	1 in 120.1	1 in 120.5	106,696	17,859	88,837	83.3%
$15	1 in 75.0	1 in 75.2	170,970	28,606	142,364	83.3%
$10	1 in 75.0	1 in 75.1	170,948	28,315	142,633	83.4%
$5	1 in 60.0	1 in 60.0	213,494	35,024	178,470	83.6%
$4	1 in 50.0	1 in 49.9	256,324	41,879	214,445	83.7%
$3	1 in 30.0	1 in 29.9	427,192	69,184	358,008	83.8%
$2	1 in 21.4	1 in 21.3	598,118	95,675	502,443	84.0%
FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 20.0	1 in 19.9	640,642	102,862	537,780	83.9%
All prizes	1 in 4.76	1 in 4.75	2,692,284	437,567	2,254,717	83.7%

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. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 23, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 34 remain.
October 20, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 35 remain.
October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 38 remain.
October 13, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 39 remain.
October 12, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.
October 11, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 41 remain.
October 1, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
September 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 42 remain.
September 10, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 43 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?: 5 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,141,434.
What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Spectacular?: 1 in 4.75 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.76 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.23, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.82.
Is Big Money Spectacular worth buying?: Its current payout is 66.0% ($1.32 back per $2 ticket), rank #47 of 57 in New Jersey. 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 10,707,171 of roughly 12,815,100 printed tickets are unsold (16.4% 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 August 27, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $2 New Jersey scratch-offs

Big Money Spectacular — 79.4% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
Money Mania — 66.2% payout, 1 in 4.29 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

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