It's Gold Outside — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01879
It's Gold Outside (#01879) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on November 2, 2024 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on December 26, 2025. Winning tickets can be claimed until February 3, 2027; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 2 of 8 top prizes of $10,000 are still unclaimed, and 373,618 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.
Prizes still unclaimed
Every prize level in It's Gold Outside 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, 373,618 of 1,699,474 prizes (22.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 16.7% |
| $250 | 349 | 280 | 69 | 19.8% |
| $100 | 2,702 | 2,248 | 454 | 16.8% |
| $40 | 16,207 | 13,219 | 2,988 | 18.4% |
| $20 | 122,732 | 99,635 | 23,097 | 18.8% |
| $10 | 220,681 | 176,416 | 44,265 | 20.1% |
| $5 | 306,452 | 235,237 | 71,215 | 23.2% |
| $4 | 245,161 | 191,151 | 54,010 | 22.0% |
| FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket | 785,158 | 607,644 | 177,514 | 22.6% |
| All prizes | 1,699,474 | 1,325,856 | 373,618 | 22.0% |
How It's Gold Outside has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
- August 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- June 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- June 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
- April 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
- March 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
It's Gold Outside: common questions
- Can I still buy It's Gold Outside?
- No. Its sales ended on December 26, 2025. It launched on November 2, 2024. 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 It's Gold Outside?
- February 3, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
- How many $10,000 prizes are still unclaimed in It's Gold Outside?
- 2 of 8, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
- How many It's Gold Outside prizes are unclaimed in all?
- 373,618 of 1,699,474, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.
Other $2 New Jersey scratch-offs
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- Money Mania — 66.2% payout, 1 in 4.29 any prize
- Big Money Spectacular — 66.0% payout, 1 in 4.75 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 63.5% payout, 1 in 4.53 any prize
- Sapphire 7's — 62.3% payout, 1 in 4.85 any prize