Cold Cash — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01893
Cold Cash (#01893) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on January 4, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #59 of 67 active games on current payout (63.0%, $1.26 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 9 $2 games, #53 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.66) and #30 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,078,016). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.7 points (66.7% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 0.6% (1 in 4.64 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 1,078,016 tickets are still unsold (77.5% 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 Cold Cash, 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, 231,096 of 1,035,095 prizes (22.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,599,650 | 1 in 1,078,016 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 24,237 | 1 in 23,956 | 198 | 153 | 45 | 22.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,373 | 1 in 3,063 | 2,022 | 1,670 | 352 | 17.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 191.4 | 1 in 215.5 | 25,075 | 20,072 | 5,003 | 20.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 166.7 | 31,992 | 25,524 | 6,468 | 20.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 32.5 | 159,934 | 126,782 | 33,152 | 20.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 14.7 | 335,976 | 262,404 | 73,572 | 21.9% |
| FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.58 | 479,895 | 367,392 | 112,503 | 23.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.64 | 1 in 4.66 | 1,035,095 | 803,999 | 231,096 | 22.3% |
How Cold Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 9, 2026: 2 $10,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
- September 3, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
Cold Cash: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Cold Cash?
- 1 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,078,016.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cold Cash?
- 1 in 4.66 today, compared with 1 in 4.64 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.66, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 9.09.
- Is Cold Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 63.0% ($1.26 back per $2 ticket), rank #59 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 Cold Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,078,016 of roughly 4,798,950 printed tickets are unsold (77.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cold Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 4, 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