$500 Cash Craze
Image Credit: New Jersey Lottery
42
VALUESCORE
Fair
A $5 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery, $500 Cash Craze is on sale now. The New Jersey Lottery publishes overall odds of 1 in 4.55. Right now the math works out to $0.71 back per $1 spent, an average figure for this kind of game. The top prize is $200,000. By our count about half the prizes remain, with 36% of all prizes unclaimed. ScratchCheck rates this ticket 42/100 (Fair). In our rankings it sits at #38 of the 66 active games we track in New Jersey, and it is 10th out of 20 $5 tickets in New Jersey.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.55
Derived
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
36%
ValueScore™
42 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71→
AVERAGE
At 38th out of 66 New Jersey scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Prizes hit less often here, roughly 22% per ticket (1 in 4.55).
- Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
- This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate$200,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
now ~1 in 2.0M
$500
3,216 of 9,231 left
launch odds 1 in 589
now ~1 in 608
$200
364 of 1,092 left
launch odds 1 in 4,979
now ~1 in 5,374
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 | 1 | 25% |
| $500 | 1 in 589 | 9,231 | 3,216 | 35% |
| $200 | 1 in 4,979 | 1,092 | 364 | 33% |
| $100 | 1 in 330 | 16,494 | 5,758 | 35% |
| $50 | 1 in 181 | 30,026 | 10,453 | 35% |
| $40 | 1 in 378 | 14,383 | 4,985 | 35% |
| $25 | 1 in 150 | 36,236 | 12,748 | 35% |
| $20 | 1 in 60 | 90,615 | 31,854 | 35% |
| $10 | 1 in 12 | 453,075 | 161,739 | 36% |
| $5 | 1 in 10 | 543,690 | 198,839 | 37% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$19,327,320
Current Prize Pool
$6,746,015
Payout Percentage
34.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
429,957
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
5,436,549
Estimated Remaining
1,956,304
% Remaining
36.0%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
42
VALUESCORE
Fair
42
out of 100
Expected Value
22/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 9/4/2026
Game Details
- State
- New Jersey
- Game Number
- 1963
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 3/24/2026
- Payout %
- 71.1%
- Data Source
- State lottery
- Last Updated
- 9/4/2026
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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 42/100. 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.
What is the top prize for $500 Cash Craze?
The top prize for $500 Cash Craze is $200,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains 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, 36% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 429,957 out of 1,194,846 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.
How is $500 Cash Craze rated by ScratchCheck?
ScratchCheck rates $500 Cash Craze at 42 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 5 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.