Can I still buy Cold Cash?

No. Its sales ended on September 22, 2026. It launched on January 4, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.

When is the last day to claim a prize on Cold Cash?

November 3, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $10,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Cold Cash?

1 of 3, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.

How many Cold Cash prizes are unclaimed in all?

212,206 of 1,035,095, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

Cold Cash — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01893

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched January 4, 2025 · sales ended, claim by November 3, 2027

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Cold Cash (#01893) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on January 4, 2025 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on September 22, 2026. Winning tickets can be claimed until November 3, 2027; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 1 of 3 top prizes of $10,000 are still unclaimed, and 212,206 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the New Jersey scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by

November 3, 2027

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

September 22, 2026

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

1 of 3

$10,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

212,206

of 1,035,095 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$1,241,593

at face value, all tiers

Last top prize claimed: September 3, 2025, 417 days ago.

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in Cold Cash and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 212,206 of 1,035,095 prizes (20.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$10,000	3	2	1	33.3%
$200	198	154	44	22.2%
$100	2,022	1,710	312	15.4%
$50	25,075	20,524	4,551	18.1%
$20	31,992	26,118	5,874	18.4%
$10	159,934	129,703	30,231	18.9%
$5	335,976	268,687	67,289	20.0%
FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket	479,895	375,991	103,904	21.7%
All prizes	1,035,095	822,889	212,206	20.5%

How Cold Cash has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 3, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.

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

Cold Cash: common questions

Can I still buy Cold Cash?: No. Its sales ended on September 22, 2026. It launched on January 4, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on Cold Cash?: November 3, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $10,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Cold Cash?: 1 of 3, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
How many Cold Cash prizes are unclaimed in all?: 212,206 of 1,035,095, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

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