Cash Lines — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01961
Cash Lines (#01961) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 25, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #34 of 57 active games on current payout (68.4%, $3.42 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 19 $5 games, #55 on any-prize odds (1 in 7.26) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 804). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (68.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.6% (1 in 7.30 at launch). 2297 of 5683 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 1,845,701 tickets are still unsold (59.5% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cash Lines, 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, 254,216 of 623,959 prizes (40.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 801.9 | 1 in 803.5 | 5,683 | 3,386 | 2,297 | 40.4% |
| $150 | 1 in 2,397 | 1 in 2,400 | 1,901 | 1,132 | 769 | 40.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 598.5 | 1 in 594.0 | 7,615 | 4,508 | 3,107 | 40.8% |
| $70 | 1 in 805.7 | 1 in 803.5 | 5,656 | 3,359 | 2,297 | 40.6% |
| $60 | 1 in 420.8 | 1 in 426.9 | 10,831 | 6,508 | 4,323 | 39.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 109.1 | 1 in 108.9 | 41,781 | 24,834 | 16,947 | 40.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 80.8 | 56,941 | 34,112 | 22,829 | 40.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 24.0 | 1 in 23.9 | 189,954 | 112,675 | 77,279 | 40.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.8 | 303,597 | 179,229 | 124,368 | 41.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 7.30 | 1 in 7.26 | 623,959 | 369,743 | 254,216 | 40.7% |
How Cash Lines has moved
Cash Lines: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Cash Lines?
- 2297 of 5683 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 804.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cash Lines?
- 1 in 7.26 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 7.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.26, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.26.
- Is Cash Lines worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.4% ($3.42 back per $5 ticket), rank #34 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 Cash Lines tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,845,701 of roughly 4,557,300 printed tickets are unsold (59.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cash Lines launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on February 25, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Ca$h Money — 72.7% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
- $500 Cash Craze — 71.2% payout, 1 in 4.40 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