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Ranked 53rd of 58 Tickets in New Jersey

Loose ChangeNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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21
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$1New JerseyGame #1978GREEN
At a glance

Loose Change is a $1 ticket from the New Jersey Lottery. 55% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost. On average it pays back about $0.65 per $1 spent.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.42
Derived
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
42
Prizes Remaining
33%
ValueScore™
21 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 53rd out of 58 New Jersey scratch-offs. Better options exist at this price.
Why
↓$0.65 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 23% per ticket (1 in 4.42).
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500
42 of 140 left
launch odds 1 in 62K
now ~1 in 67K
$100
516 of 1,867 left
launch odds 1 in 4,614
now ~1 in 5,452
$40
3,100 of 10,740 left
launch odds 1 in 802
now ~1 in 907
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 61,46714042
30%
$1001 in 4,6091,867516
28%
$401 in 80110,7403,100
29%
$201 in 20043,02712,583
29%
$101 in 10086,09925,828
30%
$51 in 40215,00066,388
31%
$21 in 17516,421168,410
33%
$11 in 81,075,706359,593
33%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,591,378
Current Prize Pool
$1,734,893
Payout Percentage
31.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
636,460

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
8,614,580
Estimated Remaining
2,813,153
% Remaining
32.7%
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 May 23, 98 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 42. The most recent was on October 19.

14012
140
139
135
125
113
104
96
90
81
74
67
56
50
42
May 23October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 3.6% 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

21
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
21
out of 100
Expected Value
0/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1978
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
5/20/2026
Payout %
65.0%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.42 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 Loose Change scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Loose Change scores 21/100 (Below Average). It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Loose Change scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Loose Change are 1 in 4.42. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Loose Change?
The top prize for Loose Change is $500. As of our latest update, 42 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Loose Change?
Based on our latest data, 33% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 636,460 out of 1,949,000 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.