How many $200,000 prizes are left in Emerald 7's?

3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 934,008.

What are the odds of winning anything on Emerald 7's?

1 in 4.17 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.19 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.44, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.45.

Is Emerald 7's worth buying?

Its current payout is 71.1% ($3.56 back per $5 ticket), rank #20 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 Emerald 7's tickets are left?

We estimate 2,802,023 of roughly 4,740,120 printed tickets are unsold (40.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Emerald 7's launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on September 2, 2026. It is still on sale.

Emerald 7's — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01989

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched September 2, 2026

Emerald 7's New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Emerald 7's (#01989) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on September 2, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #20 of 57 active games on current payout (71.1%, $3.56 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 19 $5 games, #31 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.17) and #19 on top-prize odds (1 in 934,008). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (70.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.4% (1 in 4.19 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 2,802,023 tickets are still unsold (40.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

71.1%

70.7% at launch

Expected value

$3.56

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.17

1 in 4.19 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 6.44

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.45

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 127,365

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 4

$200,000 each

Tickets remaining

59.1%

≈ 2,802,023 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 11, 2026, 44 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Emerald 7's, 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, 671,221 of 1,131,512 prizes (59.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$200,000	1 in 1,185,030	1 in 934,008	4	1	3	75.0%
$2,000	1 in 121,542	1 in 147,475	39	20	19	48.7%
$500	1 in 6,574	1 in 6,885	721	314	407	56.4%
$200	1 in 1,589	1 in 1,635	2,984	1,270	1,714	57.4%
$100	1 in 399.7	1 in 405.6	11,858	4,950	6,908	58.3%
$50	1 in 68.6	1 in 69.6	69,090	28,814	40,276	58.3%
$20	1 in 26.7	1 in 26.9	177,729	73,411	104,318	58.7%
$10	1 in 10.00	1 in 9.97	474,049	193,042	281,007	59.3%
FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 12.0	1 in 11.8	395,038	158,469	236,569	59.9%
All prizes	1 in 4.19	1 in 4.17	1,131,512	460,291	671,221	59.3%

How Emerald 7's has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Emerald 7's. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 22, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 19 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 20 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
October 10, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
October 8, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
October 6, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
October 4, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 26 remain.
October 3, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 27 remain.
October 1, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 28 remain.
September 29, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.
September 25, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 30 remain.

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

Emerald 7's: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in Emerald 7's?: 3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 934,008.
What are the odds of winning anything on Emerald 7's?: 1 in 4.17 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.19 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.44, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.45.
Is Emerald 7's worth buying?: Its current payout is 71.1% ($3.56 back per $5 ticket), rank #20 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 Emerald 7's tickets are left?: We estimate 2,802,023 of roughly 4,740,120 printed tickets are unsold (40.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Emerald 7's launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on September 2, 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
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
Poker Nights — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.32 any prize

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