Can I still buy Deep Pockets?

No. Its sales ended on March 24, 2026. It launched on August 19, 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 Deep Pockets?

August 4, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $200,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Deep Pockets?

0 of 4, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). Every top prize has been claimed.

How many Deep Pockets prizes are unclaimed in all?

244,538 of 1,156,724, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

Deep Pockets — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01936

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched August 19, 2025 · sales ended, claim by August 4, 2027

Deep Pockets New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Deep Pockets (#01936) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on August 19, 2025 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on March 24, 2026. Winning tickets can be claimed until August 4, 2027; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 0 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 are still unclaimed, and 244,538 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

August 4, 2027

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

March 24, 2026

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

0 of 4

$200,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

244,538

of 1,156,724 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$3,429,030

at face value, all tiers

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in Deep Pockets 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, 244,538 of 1,156,724 prizes (21.1%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$200,000	4	4	0	0.0%
$500	8,894	7,171	1,723	19.4%
$200	1,075	864	211	19.6%
$100	13,404	10,818	2,586	19.3%
$50	11,225	8,983	2,242	20.0%
$40	13,435	10,844	2,591	19.3%
$25	35,695	28,577	7,118	19.9%
$20	89,416	71,495	17,921	20.0%
$10	447,080	354,302	92,778	20.8%
FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket	536,496	419,128	117,368	21.9%
All prizes	1,156,724	912,186	244,538	21.1%

How Deep Pockets has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Deep Pockets. 89 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 23, 2025: one $200,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.

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

Deep Pockets: common questions

Can I still buy Deep Pockets?: No. Its sales ended on March 24, 2026. It launched on August 19, 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 Deep Pockets?: August 4, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $200,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Deep Pockets?: 0 of 4, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). Every top prize has been claimed.
How many Deep Pockets prizes are unclaimed in all?: 244,538 of 1,156,724, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

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