Win For Life! — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01948
Win For Life! (#01948) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on November 26, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #57 of 57 active games on current payout (57.0%, $2.85 expected back per ticket) and #19 of 19 $5 games, #42 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.50) and #7 on top-prize odds (1 in 349,811). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.4 points (60.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 3.3% (1 in 4.35 at launch). 11 of 30 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 3,847,919 tickets are still unsold (70.3% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 70% sold, only 19 of 30 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 349,811, was 1 in 432,580). More New Jersey games like this. Last top prize claimed: September 24, 2026, 31 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Win For Life!, 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, 855,293 of 2,982,175 prizes (28.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 432,580 | 1 in 349,811 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 36.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 123,594 | 1 in 106,887 | 105 | 69 | 36 | 34.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,428 | 1 in 3,891 | 3,786 | 2,797 | 989 | 26.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 522.1 | 1 in 588.9 | 24,857 | 18,323 | 6,534 | 26.3% |
| $40 | 1 in 148.1 | 1 in 165.0 | 87,605 | 64,279 | 23,326 | 26.6% |
| $25 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 65.3 | 216,290 | 157,367 | 58,923 | 27.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 32.2 | 432,580 | 313,016 | 119,564 | 27.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 11.9 | 1,135,469 | 812,617 | 322,852 | 28.4% |
| FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 11.9 | 1,081,450 | 758,393 | 323,057 | 29.9% |
| $10,000 A MONTH/LIF | 1 in 4,325,800 | 1 in 3,847,919 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.35 | 1 in 4.50 | 2,982,175 | 2,126,882 | 855,293 | 28.7% |
How Win For Life! has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 11, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 36 remain.
- October 1, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
- September 30, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 38 remain.
- September 24, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
- September 19, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 39 remain.
- September 14, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 41 remain.
Win For Life!: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Win For Life!?
- 11 of 30 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 349,811.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Win For Life!?
- 1 in 4.50 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.35 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.22, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.23.
- Is Win For Life! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 57.0% ($2.85 back per $5 ticket), rank #57 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 Win For Life! tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,847,919 of roughly 12,977,400 printed tickets are unsold (70.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Win For Life! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 26, 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