Loose Change — $1 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01978
Loose Change (#01978) is a $1 New Jersey scratch-off launched on May 20, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #42 of 57 active games on current payout (67.0%, $0.67 expected back per ticket), #24 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.04) and #4 on top-prize odds (1 in 65,343). Since launch the payout has risen 2.0 points (65.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 9.3% (1 in 4.42 at launch). 36 of 140 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 2,352,363 tickets are still unsold (72.7% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Loose Change, 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, 582,302 of 1,949,000 prizes (29.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 61,467 | 1 in 65,343 | 140 | 104 | 36 | 25.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 4,609 | 1 in 5,005 | 1,867 | 1,397 | 470 | 25.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 801.2 | 1 in 850.8 | 10,740 | 7,975 | 2,765 | 25.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 200.0 | 1 in 207.6 | 43,027 | 31,696 | 11,331 | 26.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 99.9 | 1 in 100.5 | 86,099 | 62,683 | 23,416 | 27.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 39.1 | 215,000 | 154,793 | 60,207 | 28.0% |
| $2 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 15.3 | 516,421 | 362,281 | 154,140 | 29.8% |
| FREE $1 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 8.00 | 1 in 7.13 | 1,075,706 | 745,769 | 329,937 | 30.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.42 | 1 in 4.04 | 1,949,000 | 1,366,698 | 582,302 | 29.9% |
How Loose Change has moved
Loose Change: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Loose Change?
- 36 of 140 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 65,343.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Loose Change?
- 1 in 4.04 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.42 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 9.16, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.32.
- Is Loose Change worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.0% ($0.67 back per $1 ticket), rank #42 of 57 in New Jersey. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Loose Change tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,352,363 of roughly 8,605,400 printed tickets are unsold (72.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Loose Change launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 20, 2026. It is still on sale.