How many $100,000 prizes are left in Chocolate Cash?

2 of 4 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,163,999.

What are the odds of winning anything on Chocolate Cash?

1 in 4.57 today, compared with 1 in 4.46 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.56, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.55.

Is Chocolate Cash worth buying?

Its current payout is 68.0% ($3.40 back per $5 ticket), rank #40 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative today is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 73.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Chocolate Cash tickets are left?

We estimate 2,327,998 of roughly 4,942,980 printed tickets are unsold (52.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Chocolate Cash launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on April 1, 2026. It is still on sale.

Chocolate Cash — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01970

Data captured September 22, 2026 · launched April 1, 2026

Chocolate Cash New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Chocolate Cash (#01970) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on April 1, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #40 of 67 active games on current payout (68.0%, $3.40 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 20 $5 games, #49 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.57) and #35 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,163,999). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.1 points (70.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.5% (1 in 4.46 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 2,327,998 tickets are still unsold (52.9% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

68.0%

70.1% at launch

Expected value

$3.40

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.57

1 in 4.46 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 6.56

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.55

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 35,273

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 4

$100,000 each

Tickets remaining

47.1%

≈ 2,327,998 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Chocolate Cash, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 509,454 of 1,109,520 prizes (45.9%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$100,000	1 in 1,235,745	1 in 1,163,999	4	2	2	50.0%
$5,000	1 in 123,575	1 in 105,818	40	18	22	55.0%
$2,000	1 in 58,845	1 in 55,429	84	42	42	50.0%
$500	1 in 5,426	1 in 5,939	911	519	392	43.0%
$100	1 in 235.2	1 in 245.9	21,018	11,551	9,467	45.0%
$50	1 in 99.9	1 in 105.0	49,484	27,306	22,178	44.8%
$25	1 in 100.2	1 in 104.5	49,332	27,048	22,284	45.2%
$20	1 in 24.0	1 in 24.9	205,932	112,584	93,348	45.3%
$10	1 in 10.9	1 in 11.2	453,132	245,565	207,567	45.8%
FREE $5 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 15.0	1 in 15.1	329,583	175,431	154,152	46.8%
All prizes	1 in 4.46	1 in 4.57	1,109,520	600,066	509,454	45.9%

How Chocolate Cash has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Chocolate Cash. 16 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 13, 2026: 2 $100,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 13, 2026: 18 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 22 remain.
September 13, 2026: 42 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 42 remain.
September 11, 2026: 2 $100,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 11, 2026: 18 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 22 remain.
September 11, 2026: 42 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 42 remain.
September 10, 2026: 2 $100,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 10, 2026: 18 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 22 remain.
September 10, 2026: 42 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 42 remain.
September 9, 2026: 2 $100,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 9, 2026: 18 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 22 remain.
September 9, 2026: 42 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 42 remain.

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

Chocolate Cash: common questions

How many $100,000 prizes are left in Chocolate Cash?: 2 of 4 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,163,999.
What are the odds of winning anything on Chocolate Cash?: 1 in 4.57 today, compared with 1 in 4.46 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.56, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.55.
Is Chocolate Cash worth buying?: Its current payout is 68.0% ($3.40 back per $5 ticket), rank #40 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative today is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 73.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Chocolate Cash tickets are left?: We estimate 2,327,998 of roughly 4,942,980 printed tickets are unsold (52.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Chocolate Cash launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on April 1, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $5 New Jersey scratch-offs

Ca$h Money — 73.1% payout, 1 in 3.94 any prize
$500 Cash Craze — 72.4% payout, 1 in 4.33 any prize
Emerald 7's — 71.1% payout, 1 in 4.13 any prize
Super Crossword — 70.2% payout, 1 in 4.17 any prize
Wild Side — 69.4% payout, 1 in 4.10 any prize

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