Candy Cane Cash — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01880
Candy Cane Cash (#01880) was a $5 New Jersey scratch-off. Its final figures, from May 5, 2025, were 76.1% payout ($3.81 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.45 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 9.1 points (67.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 24.8% (1 in 4.30 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 81.3% of its tickets had sold. Candy Cane Cash is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of May 5, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Candy Cane Cash, 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, 219,185 of 937,699 prizes (23.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,345,220 | all claimed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 134,522 | 1 in 107,945 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 23.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 7,338 | 1 in 7,336 | 550 | 447 | 103 | 18.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,136 | 1 in 2,249 | 1,889 | 1,553 | 336 | 17.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 266.6 | 1 in 267.7 | 15,135 | 12,312 | 2,823 | 18.7% |
| $40 | 1 in 88.3 | 1 in 82.9 | 45,731 | 36,621 | 9,110 | 19.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 17.4 | 201,783 | 158,417 | 43,366 | 21.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 9.68 | 336,337 | 258,254 | 78,083 | 23.2% |
| FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 8.85 | 336,241 | 250,884 | 85,357 | 25.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.30 | 1 in 3.45 | 937,699 | 718,514 | 219,185 | 23.4% |
How Candy Cane Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- February 23, 2025: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
Candy Cane Cash: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Candy Cane Cash?
- 0 of 3 as of November 10, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Candy Cane Cash?
- 1 in 3.45 as of November 10, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.45, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.65.
- Is Candy Cane Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 76.1% ($3.81 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 61 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative as of November 10, 2026 is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 72.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Candy Cane Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 755,615 of roughly 4,034,892 printed tickets are unsold (81.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Candy Cane Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 22, 2025. It has ended.
Other $5 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Ca$h Money — 72.1% payout, 1 in 4.00 any prize
- Super Crossword — 70.6% payout, 1 in 4.05 any prize
- Emerald 7's — 70.4% payout, 1 in 4.24 any prize
- Cash 4-Ever — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.11 any prize
- Goooalll! For The Win — 70.0% payout, 1 in 4.25 any prize