Can I still buy Winter Ice?

No. Its sales ended on September 1, 2026. It launched on October 30, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.

When is the last day to claim a prize on Winter Ice?

November 3, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $500,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Winter Ice?

0 of 2, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). Every top prize has been claimed.

How many Winter Ice prizes are unclaimed in all?

178,036 of 972,173, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

Winter Ice — $10 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01945

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched October 30, 2025 · sales ended, claim by November 3, 2027

Winter Ice New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Winter Ice (#01945) is a $10 New Jersey scratch-off launched on October 30, 2025 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on September 1, 2026. Winning tickets can be claimed until November 3, 2027; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 0 of 2 top prizes of $500,000 are still unclaimed, and 178,036 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the New Jersey scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by

November 3, 2027

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

September 1, 2026

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

0 of 2

$500,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

178,036

of 972,173 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$4,461,840

at face value, all tiers

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in Winter Ice and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 178,036 of 972,173 prizes (18.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$500,000	2	2	0	0.0%
$5,000	6	4	2	33.3%
$2,000	24	20	4	16.7%
$500	1,378	1,139	239	17.3%
$200	1,992	1,668	324	16.3%
$100	46,384	38,844	7,540	16.3%
$50	144,696	119,971	24,725	17.1%
$30	107,207	88,294	18,913	17.6%
$20	243,769	199,868	43,901	18.0%
FREE $10 TICKETfree ticket	243,851	198,619	45,232	18.5%
FREE $10 TICKETfree ticket	182,864	145,708	37,156	20.3%
All prizes	972,173	794,137	178,036	18.3%

How Winter Ice has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Winter Ice. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 27, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.

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

Winter Ice: common questions

Can I still buy Winter Ice?: No. Its sales ended on September 1, 2026. It launched on October 30, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on Winter Ice?: November 3, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $500,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Winter Ice?: 0 of 2, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). Every top prize has been claimed.
How many Winter Ice prizes are unclaimed in all?: 178,036 of 972,173, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

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