Holiday Dough — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #02004
Holiday Dough (#02004) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on October 28, 2026. As of October 29, 2026 it ranks #26 of 61 active games on current payout (70.7%, $3.54 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 20 $5 games, #26 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.03) and #35 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,327,379). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (70.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.0% (1 in 4.03 at launch). 3 of 3 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 3,982,136 tickets are still unsold (0.0% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Holiday Dough, 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, 989,033 of 989,036 prizes (100.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,327,380 | 1 in 1,327,379 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 120,671 | 1 in 120,671 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 7,499 | 1 in 7,499 | 531 | 0 | 531 | 100.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,149 | 1 in 2,149 | 1,853 | 0 | 1,853 | 100.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 284.9 | 1 in 284.9 | 13,977 | 0 | 13,977 | 100.0% |
| $40 | 1 in 91.7 | 1 in 91.7 | 43,438 | 0 | 43,438 | 100.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 20.0 | 199,107 | 0 | 199,107 | 100.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.0 | 398,179 | 2 | 398,177 | 100.0% |
| FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 12.0 | 331,915 | 1 | 331,914 | 100.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.03 | 1 in 4.03 | 989,036 | 3 | 989,033 | 100.0% |
How Holiday Dough has moved
Holiday Dough: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in Holiday Dough?
- 3 of 3 as of October 29, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,327,379.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Holiday Dough?
- 1 in 4.03 as of October 29, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.03 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.06, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.06.
- Is Holiday Dough worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.7% ($3.54 back per $5 ticket), rank #26 of 61 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative as of October 29, 2026 is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 72.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Holiday Dough tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,982,136 of roughly 3,982,140 printed tickets are unsold (0.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Holiday Dough launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 28, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Ca$h Money — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
- Emerald 7's — 71.1% payout, 1 in 4.18 any prize
- $500 Cash Craze — 70.9% payout, 1 in 4.42 any prize
- Super Crossword — 70.8% payout, 1 in 4.07 any prize
- Jersey Legend — 70.4% payout, 1 in 4.34 any prize