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Ranked 30th of 58 Tickets in New Jersey

Jersey DogNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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53
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5New JerseyGame #1973GREEN
At a glance

Jersey Dog costs $5 a ticket from the New Jersey Lottery. By our estimate the $200,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 816,117 per ticket, down from 1 in 1,606,057. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 96,363 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.12
Derived
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
34%
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
→
AVERAGE
At 30th out of 58 New Jersey scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Expected value of $0.70 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.6M at launch, about 1 in 816K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $200,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.
  • Roughly half the prize pool has been claimed, with a decent amount still left.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$200,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.6M
now ~1 in 816K
$10,000
4 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 803K
now ~1 in 408K
$1,000
13 of 41 left
launch odds 1 in 118K
now ~1 in 126K
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 1,605,32032
67%
$10,0001 in 802,66064
67%
$1,0001 in 117,4624113
32%
$5001 in 24,08020065
33%
$2001 in 5,990804246
31%
$1001 in 30016,0715,002
31%
$501 in 21822,0956,997
32%
$401 in 18226,5058,861
33%
$251 in 48100,35832,520
32%
$201 in 40120,42340,329
33%
$101 in 9561,739191,830
34%
$51 in 15321,214110,304
34%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$16,874,720
Current Prize Pool
$5,828,590
Payout Percentage
34.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
396,173

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,818,171
Estimated Remaining
1,632,233
% Remaining
33.9%
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 May 2, when our records for it began, one $200,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on May 29.

31
3
2
May 2October 19
  • May 29, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than 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

53
VALUESCORE
Fair
53
out of 100
Expected Value
20/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1973
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
4/28/2026
Payout %
70.1%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.12 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Jersey Dog scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Jersey Dog scores 53/100 (Fair) and is 9th of the 20 active $5 games in New Jersey. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the New Jersey rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Jersey Dog scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Jersey Dog are 1 in 4.12. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Jersey Dog?
The top prize for Jersey Dog is $200,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Jersey Dog?
Based on our latest data, 34% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 396,173 out of 1,169,459 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in New Jersey

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Goooalll! For The Win561 in 4.2570.5%$100K · 20.7%
Jersey Dog (this game)531 in 4.1270.1%$200K · 20.7%
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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.