$500 Cash Craze
Image Credit: New Jersey Lottery
54
VALUESCORE
Fair
$500 Cash Craze is a $5 scratch-off lottery ticket from the New Jersey Lottery. It has overall odds of 1 in 4.55, meaning roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize. The expected value is $0.71 per $1 spent, which is an average return compared to other scratch-offs. The top prize is $200,000. About half the prizes remain (51% remaining). ScratchCheck rates this ticket 54/100 (Fair) based on expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.55
~Estimated
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
51%
ValueScore™
54 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71→
AVERAGE
Middle-of-the-pack value for a ticket at this price point.
Why
→Wins are infrequent: about a 22% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.55), lower than most games.
- Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.
- At $0.71 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
* Odds are estimated and may differ from actual values.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate$200,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$500
4,631 of 9,231 left
launch odds 1 in 589
now ~1 in 601
$200
546 of 1,092 left
launch odds 1 in 4,979
now ~1 in 5,100
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,359,225* | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| $500 | 1 in 589* | 9,231 | 4,631 | 50% |
| $200 | 1 in 4,979* | 1,092 | 546 | 50% |
| $100 | 1 in 330* | 16,494 | 8,302 | 50% |
| $50 | 1 in 181* | 30,026 | 15,142 | 50% |
| $40 | 1 in 378* | 14,383 | 7,253 | 50% |
| $25 | 1 in 150* | 36,236 | 18,231 | 50% |
| $20 | 1 in 60* | 90,615 | 45,819 | 51% |
| $10 | 1 in 12* | 453,075 | 231,015 | 51% |
| $5 | 1 in 10* | 543,690 | 281,042 | 52% |
* = Estimated
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$19,327,320
Current Prize Pool
$9,789,635
Payout Percentage
50.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
611,983
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
5,436,549
Estimated Remaining
2,784,522
% Remaining
51.2%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed and remaining are estimated from overall odds and the share of prizes still unclaimed.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
54
VALUESCORE
Fair
54
out of 100
Expected Value
Prize Quality
Win Frequency
Inventory Health
Updated: 7/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- New Jersey
- Game Number
- 1963
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 3/24/2026
- Payout %
- 71.1%
- Data Source
- Estimated
- Last Updated
- 7/19/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $500 Cash Craze scratch-off a good buy?
$500 Cash Craze is a middling ticket with a ValueScore of 54/100. It is roughly average compared to other scratch-offs in New Jersey. If you are looking for the best value at this price point, check the New Jersey rankings page for higher-rated alternatives.
How much does $500 Cash Craze cost?
$500 Cash Craze costs $5 per ticket in New Jersey. All ScratchCheck figures for this game (expected value, ValueScore, and top prize analysis) are calculated against this $5 ticket price.
What are the odds of winning the $500 Cash Craze scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500 Cash Craze are 1 in 4.55. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount. Note: New Jersey does not publish official overall odds. This figure is estimated from available prize data.
What is the top prize for $500 Cash Craze?
The top prize for $500 Cash Craze is $200,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
What are the prizes for $500 Cash Craze?
$500 Cash Craze offers 10 distinct prize levels: $200,000 (4 total), $500 (9,231 total), $200 (1,092 total), $100 (16,494 total), $50 (30,026 total), $40 (14,383 total), $25 (36,236 total), $20 (90,615 total), $10 (453,075 total), and $5 (543,690 total). The full prize breakdown with odds and remaining counts is listed in the prize table on this page.
How many prizes are left in $500 Cash Craze?
Based on our latest data, 51% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 611,983 out of 1,194,846 total). Roughly half the prizes remain, which is typical for an active game.
How is $500 Cash Craze rated by ScratchCheck?
ScratchCheck rates $500 Cash Craze at 54 out of 100 using ValueScore™, a composite rating built from four factors: Expected Value, Prize Quality, Win Frequency, and Inventory Health. Scores of 80 or above are Excellent, 60 to 79 Good, 40 to 59 Fair, 20 to 39 Below Average, and below 20 is Poor. The score updates automatically as prizes are claimed and data refreshes.
When was $500 Cash Craze released?
$500 Cash Craze was released by the New Jersey Lottery on March 24, 2026. It has been on sale for about 4 months.
How often is $500 Cash Craze data updated on ScratchCheck?
$500 Cash Craze data comes directly from the official New Jersey Lottery and is refreshed daily, so the odds and remaining prize counts you see match the lottery's latest published figures.