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Ranked 5th of 58 Tickets in New Jersey

First Class FortunesNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Jersey Lottery
80
VALUESCORE
Excellent
$25New JerseyGame #1985GREEN
At a glance

First Class Fortunes is a $25 ticket from the New Jersey Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $2,000,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 1,465,479, from 1 in 1,852,656 at launch. None of its winning tickets pays $25 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.39
Derived
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
79%
ValueScore™
80 / 100
Excellent

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
A solid pick: 5th of 58 active New Jersey games.
Why
↑Little of the prize pool has been drained so far.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.9M at launch, about 1 in 1.5M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $2,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.
  • The prize pool gives back $0.75 of every $1, better than most games manage.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.9M
now ~1 in 1.5M
$50,000
5 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 926K
now ~1 in 879K
$10,000
19 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 232K
now ~1 in 231K
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
$2,000,0001 in 1,851,64033
100%
$50,0001 in 925,82065
83%
$10,0001 in 231,4552419
79%
$5,0001 in 56,1109981
82%
$2,0001 in 11,920466378
81%
$5001 in 36915,06511,947
79%
$4001 in 30018,51414,629
79%
$2501 in 16034,71127,515
79%
$2001 in 10055,46643,936
79%
$1001 in 33169,575134,084
79%
$751 in 8069,47155,007
79%
$501 in 16347,248274,542
79%
$401 in 10555,404439,320
79%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$104,422,435
Current Prize Pool
$83,925,875
Payout Percentage
80.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,001,466

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,557,968
Estimated Remaining
4,396,436
% Remaining
79.1%
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

All 3 $2,000,000 top prizes left at launch on July 1 are still unclaimed.

32
3
July 1October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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

80
VALUESCORE
Excellent
80
out of 100
Expected Value
35/40
Prize Quality
23/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1985
Ticket Price
$25
Start Date
6/30/2026
Payout %
75.2%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$25.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.39 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the First Class Fortunes scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. First Class Fortunes has a ValueScore of 80/100 (Excellent). It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the First Class Fortunes scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with First Class Fortunes are 1 in 4.39. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for First Class Fortunes?
The top prize for First Class Fortunes is $2,000,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in First Class Fortunes?
Based on our latest data, 79% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,001,466 out of 1,266,052 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.