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. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (68.1%, $1.36 expected back per ticket) and #— of 9 $2 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.00) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 750,394). Since launch the payout has risen 1.2 points (67.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 7.6% (1 in 4.33 at launch). 2 of 8 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 1,500,787 tickets are still unsold (79.6% sold). It's Gold Outside is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in It's Gold Outside, 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, 375,031 of 1,699,474 prizes (22.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 919,856 | 1 in 750,394 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 306,619 | 1 in 375,197 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 16.7% |
| $250 | 1 in 21,086 | 1 in 21,751 | 349 | 280 | 69 | 19.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,723 | 1 in 3,291 | 2,702 | 2,246 | 456 | 16.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 454.1 | 1 in 501.4 | 16,207 | 13,214 | 2,993 | 18.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 64.7 | 122,732 | 99,536 | 23,196 | 18.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 33.8 | 220,681 | 176,256 | 44,425 | 20.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 24.0 | 1 in 21.0 | 306,452 | 234,992 | 71,460 | 23.3% |
| $4 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 27.7 | 245,161 | 190,941 | 54,220 | 22.1% |
| FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 9.37 | 1 in 8.42 | 785,158 | 606,952 | 178,206 | 22.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.33 | 1 in 4.00 | 1,699,474 | 1,324,443 | 375,031 | 22.1% |
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
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in It's Gold Outside?
- 2 of 8 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 750,394.
- What are the odds of winning anything on It's Gold Outside?
- 1 in 4.00 today, compared with 1 in 4.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.00, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.62.
- Is It's Gold Outside worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.1% ($1.36 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $2 alternative today is Big Money Spectacular (#01964, $2) at 76.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many It's Gold Outside tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,500,787 of roughly 7,358,850 printed tickets are unsold (79.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did It's Gold Outside launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 2, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.
Other $2 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Big Money Spectacular — 76.8% payout, 1 in 3.72 any prize
- America's 250th Anniversary — 71.0% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize
- Sapphire 7's — 66.5% payout, 1 in 4.56 any prize
- Big Money Spectacular — 65.9% payout, 1 in 4.77 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 64.1% payout, 1 in 4.49 any prize