Nutcracker CashNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Nutcracker Cash is a $2 ticket from the New Jersey Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 60/100 (Good), good for the top-ranked $2 ticket in New Jersey right now. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.22 are the best of the 7 $2 tickets New Jersey sells. It went on sale on October 28, 2026, so 93% of its prizes are still unclaimed.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Win rate is typical, around 24% per ticket (1 in 4.22).
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,234,800 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 308,700 | 16 | 15 | 94% |
| $500 | 1 in 47,953 | 103 | 97 | 94% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,517 | 1,962 | 1,812 | 92% |
| $50 | 1 in 293 | 16,829 | 15,642 | 93% |
| $20 | 1 in 75 | 65,856 | 61,226 | 93% |
| $10 | 1 in 38 | 131,712 | 122,674 | 93% |
| $5 | 1 in 75 | 65,856 | 61,452 | 93% |
| $4 | 1 in 14 | 362,194 | 337,945 | 93% |
| $2 | 1 in 9 | 526,876 | 492,340 | 93% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
All 4 $10,000 top prizes left at launch on October 29 are still unclaimed.
| Date | What happened | Top prizes left |
|---|---|---|
| October 29 | Launched | 4 |
| November 7 | Latest count, none claimed | 4 |
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
Game Details
- State
- New Jersey
- Game Number
- 2003
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Start Date
- 10/28/2026
- Payout %
- 66.9%
- Data Source
- State lottery
- Last Updated
- 11/7/2026
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Every $2 ticket in New Jersey
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutcracker Cash (this game) | 60 | 1 in 4.22 | 66.9% | $10K · 4 | - |
| Big Money Spectacular | 44 | 1 in 4.76 | 66.0% | $30K · 4 | 2.7% |
| Birthday Surprise | 33 | 1 in 4.53 | 66.6% | $10K · 2 | 1.0% |
| It Takes 2 | 29 | 1 in 4.44 | 66.8% | $10K · 3 | 0.2% |
| Sapphire 7's | 29 | 1 in 4.64 | 65.6% | $20K · 2 | 5.0% |
| Money Mania | 26 | 1 in 4.41 | 66.5% | $10K · 1 | 1.4% |
| Big Money Spectacular (Game #1964) | 12 | 1 in 4.76 | 66.0% | $30K · 0 | 0.3% |
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.