Wild SideNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Wild Side is one of the New Jersey Lottery's $5 games. Our estimate for the $200,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 2,213,951 per ticket, from 1 in 1,579,318 at launch. Its expected return of $0.67 per $1 sits $0.03 below the typical $5 ticket in New Jersey.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.6M at launch, about 1 in 2.2M now. The $200,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Wins are infrequent: about a 23% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.33), lower than most games.
- Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,580,040 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 197,505 | 24 | 10 | 42% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 197,505 | 24 | 10 | 42% |
| $500 | 1 in 8,682 | 546 | 244 | 45% |
| $200 | 1 in 4,832 | 981 | 449 | 46% |
| $75 | 1 in 602 | 7,873 | 3,623 | 46% |
| $50 | 1 in 125 | 37,965 | 17,649 | 46% |
| $25 | 1 in 48 | 98,776 | 46,022 | 47% |
| $20 | 1 in 30 | 158,004 | 72,417 | 46% |
| $15 | 1 in 40 | 118,506 | 54,686 | 46% |
| $10 | 1 in 17 | 276,454 | 127,966 | 46% |
| $5 | 1 in 12 | 395,060 | 188,228 | 48% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since April 6, when our records for it began, 2 $200,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 13.
- April 13, 20262 claimed · 1 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below 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
Game Details
- State
- New Jersey
- Game Number
- 1925
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 7/31/2025
- Payout %
- 67.0%
- Data Source
- State lottery
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Poker Nights | 59 | 1 in 4.30 | 70.6% | $150K · 3 | 2.7% |
| Emerald 7's | 59 | 1 in 4.19 | 70.7% | $200K · 3 | 5.1% |
| Ca$h Money | 57 | 1 in 4.17 | 70.7% | $200K · 1 | 1.2% |
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| Jersey Dog | 53 | 1 in 4.12 | 70.1% | $200K · 2 | 0.7% |
| Wild Side (this game) | 37 | 1 in 4.33 | 67.0% | $200K · 1 | 0.2% |
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.