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Jersey Riches — $30 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01962

Data captured · launched February 25, 2026

Jersey Riches (#01962) is a $30 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 25, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #3 of 57 active games on current payout (78.5%, $23.54 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 6 $30 games, #6 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.53) and #41 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,705,314). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (78.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.6% (1 in 3.48 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $3,000,000* remain, and we estimate 3,410,628 tickets are still unsold (48.2% sold). That puts it among the best New Jersey scratch-offs to buy right now.

Current payout
78.5%
78.4% at launch
Expected value
$23.54
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.53
1 in 3.48 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 5.43
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.43
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 16,319
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$3,000,000* each
Tickets remaining
51.8%
≈ 3,410,628 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 5, 2026, 20 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Jersey Riches, 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, 964,919 of 1,894,148 prizes (50.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$3,000,000* 1 in 2,195,347 1 in 1,705,314 3 1 2 66.7%
$20,000 1 in 731,782 1 in 852,657 9 5 4 44.4%
$5,000 1 in 57,772 1 in 62,011 114 59 55 48.2%
$2,000 1 in 23,522 1 in 23,045 280 132 148 52.9%
$500 1 in 159.2 1 in 161.9 41,373 20,308 21,065 50.9%
$200 1 in 39.0 1 in 39.6 168,874 82,766 86,108 51.0%
$100 1 in 18.0 1 in 18.3 366,303 180,036 186,267 50.9%
$60 1 in 79.9 1 in 81.2 82,386 40,383 42,003 51.0%
$50 1 in 11.4 1 in 11.6 576,312 283,377 292,935 50.8%
FREE $30 TICKETfree ticket 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.1 658,494 322,162 336,332 51.1%
All prizes1 in 3.481 in 3.53 1,894,148929,229 964,91950.9%

How Jersey Riches has moved

73% 77% 81% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Jersey Riches. 49 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.

Jersey Riches: common questions

How many $3,000,000 prizes are left in Jersey Riches?
2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,705,314.
What are the odds of winning anything on Jersey Riches?
1 in 3.53 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.48 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.43, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 5.43.
Is Jersey Riches worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.5% ($23.54 back per $30 ticket), rank #3 of 57 in New Jersey. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Crossword Xtreme (#01981, $30) at 79.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Jersey Riches tickets are left?
We estimate 3,410,628 of roughly 6,586,040 printed tickets are unsold (48.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Jersey Riches launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 25, 2026. It is still on sale.

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