Birthday Surprise — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01904
Birthday Surprise (#01904) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on July 23, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #61 of 67 active games on current payout (61.4%, $1.23 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 9 $2 games, #56 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.77) and #19 on top-prize odds (1 in 716,647). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.2 points (66.6% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 5.2% (1 in 4.53 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 1,433,294 tickets are still unsold (59.5% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Birthday Surprise, 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, 300,731 of 781,715 prizes (38.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,180,000 | 1 in 716,647 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 147,500 | 1 in 143,329 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 41.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 29,500 | 1 in 29,860 | 120 | 72 | 48 | 40.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,003 | 1 in 2,373 | 1,767 | 1,163 | 604 | 34.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 504.3 | 1 in 595.5 | 7,019 | 4,612 | 2,407 | 34.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 66.7 | 1 in 75.5 | 53,086 | 34,112 | 18,974 | 35.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 31.6 | 1 in 34.8 | 112,114 | 70,884 | 41,230 | 36.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 27.3 | 1 in 28.8 | 129,754 | 80,058 | 49,696 | 38.3% |
| $4 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 26.3 | 141,674 | 87,117 | 54,557 | 38.5% |
| FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 21.4 | 1 in 22.1 | 165,160 | 100,283 | 64,877 | 39.3% |
| FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 20.7 | 1 in 21.0 | 170,994 | 102,668 | 68,326 | 40.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.53 | 1 in 4.77 | 781,715 | 480,984 | 300,731 | 38.5% |
How Birthday Surprise has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
Birthday Surprise: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Birthday Surprise?
- 2 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 716,647.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Birthday Surprise?
- 1 in 4.77 today, compared with 1 in 4.53 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.77, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.56.
- Is Birthday Surprise worth buying?
- Its current payout is 61.4% ($1.23 back per $2 ticket), rank #61 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 Birthday Surprise tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,433,294 of roughly 3,540,000 printed tickets are unsold (59.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Birthday Surprise launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 23, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $2 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Big Money Spectacular — 76.8% payout, 1 in 3.72 any prize
- America's 250th Anniversary — 71.0% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize
- Sapphire 7's — 66.5% payout, 1 in 4.56 any prize
- Big Money Spectacular — 65.9% payout, 1 in 4.77 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 64.1% payout, 1 in 4.49 any prize