How many $200,000 prizes are left in Wild Side?

1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,096,847.

What are the odds of winning anything on Wild Side?

1 in 4.11 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.46, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.51.

Is Wild Side worth buying?

Its current payout is 69.2% ($3.46 back per $5 ticket), rank #31 of 57 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Wild Side tickets are left?

We estimate 2,096,847 of roughly 4,740,120 printed tickets are unsold (55.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Wild Side launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on July 31, 2025. It is still on sale.

Wild Side — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01925

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched July 31, 2025

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Wild Side (#01925) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on July 31, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #31 of 57 active games on current payout (69.2%, $3.46 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 19 $5 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.11) and #46 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,096,847). Since launch the payout has risen 2.3 points (67.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.4% (1 in 4.33 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 2,096,847 tickets are still unsold (55.8% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

69.2%

67.0% at launch

Expected value

$3.46

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.11

1 in 4.33 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 6.46

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.51

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 99,850

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 3

$200,000 each

Tickets remaining

44.2%

≈ 2,096,847 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Wild Side, 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, 510,105 of 1,094,216 prizes (46.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$200,000	1 in 1,580,040	1 in 2,096,847	3	2	1	33.3%
$5,000	1 in 197,505	1 in 209,685	24	14	10	41.7%
$2,000	1 in 197,505	1 in 209,685	24	14	10	41.7%
$500	1 in 8,682	1 in 8,665	546	304	242	44.3%
$200	1 in 4,832	1 in 4,680	981	533	448	45.7%
$75	1 in 602.1	1 in 581.0	7,873	4,264	3,609	45.8%
$50	1 in 124.9	1 in 119.1	37,965	20,353	17,612	46.4%
$25	1 in 48.0	1 in 45.7	98,776	52,877	45,899	46.5%
$20	1 in 30.0	1 in 29.0	158,004	85,758	72,246	45.7%
$15	1 in 40.0	1 in 38.4	118,506	63,951	54,555	46.0%
$10	1 in 17.1	1 in 16.4	276,454	148,782	127,672	46.2%
FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 12.0	1 in 11.2	395,060	207,259	187,801	47.5%
All prizes	1 in 4.33	1 in 4.11	1,094,216	584,111	510,105	46.6%

How Wild Side has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Wild Side. 109 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 28, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 14 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
September 3, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 18 remain.
August 21, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 19 remain.
August 11, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 20 remain.
August 9, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 20 remain.
August 8, 2025: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 21 remain.
August 4, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
August 3, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
August 3, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Wild Side: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in Wild Side?: 1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,096,847.
What are the odds of winning anything on Wild Side?: 1 in 4.11 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.46, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.51.
Is Wild Side worth buying?: Its current payout is 69.2% ($3.46 back per $5 ticket), rank #31 of 57 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Wild Side tickets are left?: We estimate 2,096,847 of roughly 4,740,120 printed tickets are unsold (55.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Wild Side launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on July 31, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $5 New Jersey scratch-offs

Ca$h Money — 72.7% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
$500 Cash Craze — 71.2% payout, 1 in 4.40 any prize
Emerald 7's — 71.1% payout, 1 in 4.17 any prize
Cash 4-Ever — 70.4% payout, 1 in 4.11 any prize
Goooalll! For The Win — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize

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