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Ranked 50th of 58 Tickets in New Jersey

Cash LinesNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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31
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5New JerseyGame #1961GREEN
At a glance

Cash Lines is one of the New Jersey Lottery's $5 games. At 1 in 7.30, its overall odds are the longest of New Jersey's 20 $5 games. Its ValueScore of 31/100 (Below Avg) makes it 19th out of 20 $5 tickets in New Jersey. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 7.30
Derived
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
2,315
Prizes Remaining
41%
ValueScore™
31 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 19th of the 20 active $5 games in New Jersey, so most $5 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓A leaner 14% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 7.30), below most games.
  • $0.68 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500
2,315 of 5,683 left
launch odds 1 in 801
now ~1 in 810
$150
778 of 1,901 left
launch odds 1 in 2,396
now ~1 in 2,411
$100
3,137 of 7,615 left
launch odds 1 in 598
now ~1 in 598
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

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$5001 in 8025,6832,315
41%
$1501 in 2,3971,901778
41%
$1001 in 5987,6153,137
41%
$701 in 8065,6562,327
41%
$601 in 42110,8314,372
40%
$501 in 10941,78117,144
41%
$301 in 8056,94123,067
41%
$201 in 24189,95478,076
41%
$101 in 15303,597125,692
41%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$15,566,260
Current Prize Pool
$6,380,760
Payout Percentage
41.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
256,908

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,554,901
Estimated Remaining
1,875,429
% Remaining
41.2%
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.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since April 6, when our records for it began, 3,368 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2,315. The most recent was on October 19.

5,6831,304
5,683
3,916
3,502
3,323
3,161
3,032
2,921
2,816
2,722
2,655
2,582
2,504
2,431
2,367
2,315
April 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for New Jersey's $5 games (1.4% 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

31
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
31
out of 100
Expected Value
12/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1961
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
2/25/2026
Payout %
68.3%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 7.30 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash Lines scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Cash Lines scores 31/100 (Below Average) and is 19th out of 20 $5 tickets in New Jersey. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Cash Lines scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash Lines are 1 in 7.30. This means roughly 1 in every 7 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash Lines?
The top prize for Cash Lines is $500. As of our latest update, 2,315 top prizes remain unclaimed.

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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.