Big Money SpectacularNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The New Jersey Lottery sells Big Money Spectacular as a $2 ticket. At 1 in 4.76, its overall odds are the longest of New Jersey's 7 $2 games. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 241,798 tickets.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- You get back about $0.66 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
- The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 2,563,020 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 3,203,775 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 291,252 | 44 | 33 | 75% |
| $500 | 1 in 51,056 | 251 | 189 | 75% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,642 | 7,804 | 6,077 | 78% |
| $75 | 1 in 2,218 | 5,779 | 4,500 | 78% |
| $50 | 1 in 428 | 29,963 | 23,364 | 78% |
| $25 | 1 in 200 | 64,050 | 49,925 | 78% |
| $20 | 1 in 120 | 106,696 | 83,246 | 78% |
| $15 | 1 in 75 | 170,970 | 133,417 | 78% |
| $10 | 1 in 75 | 170,948 | 133,778 | 78% |
| $5 | 1 in 60 | 213,494 | 167,503 | 78% |
| $4 | 1 in 50 | 256,324 | 201,361 | 79% |
| $3 | 1 in 30 | 427,192 | 336,366 | 79% |
| $2 | 1 in 20 | 640,642 | 505,557 | 79% |
| $2 | 1 in 21 | 598,118 | 472,492 | 79% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since September 22, when our records for it began, one $30,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 4. The most recent was on November 4.
| Date | What happened | Top prizes left |
|---|---|---|
| September 22 | Our records begin | 5 |
| November 4 | 1 claimed | 4 |
| November 7 | Latest count | 4 |
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for New Jersey's $2 games (1.6% a week).
From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
Game Details
- State
- New Jersey
- Game Number
- 1979
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Start Date
- 8/27/2026
- Payout %
- 66.0%
- Data Source
- State lottery
- Last Updated
- 11/7/2026
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Every $2 ticket in New Jersey
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutcracker Cash | 60 | 1 in 4.22 | 66.9% | $10K · 4 | - |
| Big Money Spectacular (this game) | 44 | 1 in 4.76 | 66.0% | $30K · 4 | 2.7% |
| Birthday Surprise | 33 | 1 in 4.53 | 66.6% | $10K · 2 | 1.0% |
| It Takes 2 | 29 | 1 in 4.44 | 66.8% | $10K · 3 | 0.2% |
| Sapphire 7's | 29 | 1 in 4.64 | 65.6% | $20K · 2 | 5.0% |
| Money Mania | 26 | 1 in 4.41 | 66.5% | $10K · 1 | 1.4% |
| Big Money Spectacular (Game #1964) | 12 | 1 in 4.76 | 66.0% | $30K · 0 | 0.3% |
Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.