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

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched August 19, 2025 · no longer on sale, claim by August 4, 2027

Deep Pockets (#01936) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on August 19, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (71.0%, $3.55 expected back per ticket) and #— of 20 $5 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 3.95) and #— on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 4.8 points (66.1% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 14.8% (1 in 4.64 at launch). 0 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 969,820 tickets are still unsold (81.9% sold). Deep Pockets is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

Current payout
71.0%
66.1% at launch
Expected value
$3.55
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.95
1 in 4.64 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.95
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.60
win more than $5
$600+ odds
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
0 of 4
$200,000 each
Tickets remaining
18.1%
≈ 969,820 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Deep Pockets, 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, 245,510 of 1,156,724 prizes (21.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$200,000 1 in 1,341,240 4 4 0 0.0%
$500 1 in 603.2 1 in 561.6 8,894 7,167 1,727 19.4%
$200 1 in 4,991 1 in 4,596 1,075 864 211 19.6%
$100 1 in 400.3 1 in 374.6 13,404 10,815 2,589 19.3%
$50 1 in 477.9 1 in 429.9 11,225 8,969 2,256 20.1%
$40 1 in 399.3 1 in 372.7 13,435 10,833 2,602 19.4%
$25 1 in 150.3 1 in 135.7 35,695 28,548 7,147 20.0%
$20 1 in 60.0 1 in 53.9 89,416 71,423 17,993 20.1%
$10 1 in 12.0 1 in 10.4 447,080 353,956 93,124 20.8%
FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket 1 in 10.0 1 in 8.23 536,496 418,635 117,861 22.0%
All prizes1 in 4.641 in 3.95 1,156,724911,214 245,51021.2%

How Deep Pockets has moved

64% 68% 72% Aug 2025Sep 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Deep Pockets. 43 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

How many $200,000 prizes are left in Deep Pockets?
0 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
What are the odds of winning anything on Deep Pockets?
1 in 3.95 today, compared with 1 in 4.64 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.95, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.60.
Is Deep Pockets worth buying?
Its current payout is 71.0% ($3.55 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative today is $500 Cash Craze (#01963, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Deep Pockets tickets are left?
We estimate 969,820 of roughly 5,364,960 printed tickets are unsold (81.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Deep Pockets launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on August 19, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

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