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Ranked 24th of 58 Tickets in New Jersey

Emerald 7'sNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Jersey Lottery
59
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5New JerseyGame #1989GREEN
At a glance

Emerald 7's is a $5 ticket from the New Jersey Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $200,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 989,319, from 1 in 1,185,259 at launch. At launch, about 1 in 110,257 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.19
Derived
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
63%
ValueScore™
59 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
→
AVERAGE
A typical $5 ticket, ranked #24 of the 58 active games we track in New Jersey.
Why
→Win rate is typical, around 24% per ticket (1 in 4.19).
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.2M at launch, about 1 in 989K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $200,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Expected value lands near the pack at $0.71 per $1 spent.
  • Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$200,000
3 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 989K
$2,000
21 of 39 left
launch odds 1 in 122K
now ~1 in 141K
$500
427 of 721 left
launch odds 1 in 6,576
now ~1 in 6,951
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
$200,0001 in 1,185,03043
75%
$2,0001 in 121,5423921
54%
$5001 in 6,574721427
59%
$2001 in 1,5892,9841,827
61%
$1001 in 40011,8587,308
62%
$501 in 6969,09042,544
62%
$201 in 27177,729110,281
62%
$101 in 10474,049296,527
63%
$51 in 12395,038249,405
63%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$16,745,860
Current Prize Pool
$10,496,815
Payout Percentage
62.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
708,343

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,741,035
Estimated Remaining
2,967,957
% Remaining
62.6%
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 its launch on September 3, one $200,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on September 12.

42
4
3
September 3October 19
  • September 12, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 5.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 4 times the average for New Jersey's $5 games (1.2% 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

59
VALUESCORE
Fair
59
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1989
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
9/2/2026
Payout %
70.7%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.19 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Emerald 7's scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Emerald 7's scores 59/100 (Fair) and is 6th of New Jersey's 20 $5 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the New Jersey rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Emerald 7's scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Emerald 7's are 1 in 4.19. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Emerald 7's?
The top prize for Emerald 7's is $200,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was Emerald 7's released?
Emerald 7's was released by the New Jersey Lottery on September 2, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $5 ticket in New Jersey

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Jersey Legend621 in 4.3970.2%$200K · 26.1%
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Golden Riches Bingo591 in 4.2668.0%$100K · 33.3%
Poker Nights591 in 4.3070.6%$150K · 32.7%
Emerald 7's (this game)591 in 4.1970.7%$200K · 35.1%
Ca$h Money571 in 4.1770.7%$200K · 11.2%
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Jersey Dog531 in 4.1270.1%$200K · 20.7%
Year Of The Horse441 in 4.1070.0%$200K · 10.4%

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.