NJ · #1964 · $2

Big Money Spectacular

New Jersey· Launched Jan 2026· 181 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.64

USA percentile

39th

of 1,986 games

Top prizes left

3

$30,000 tier

% sold-through

66%

2026-07-28

Forecast sellout

~86d

P10–P90: 60–120d

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Big Money Spectacular is a $2 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1964). It launched in January 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $30 remain unclaimed, with roughly 66% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.64 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.64 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.64 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.60% of $30,000 prizes still unclaimed at 66% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 39.50% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~86 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 39th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

16 tiers · % remaining
$30K
3/5
60%
$5K
1/4
$1K
13/44
$500
80/257
$100
2.5K/7.8K
$75
1.8K/5.8K
$50
9.5K/30.0K
$25
20.5K/64.3K
$20
34.3K/107.2K
$15
55.1K/171.3K
$10
55.9K/171.5K
$5
71.5K/214.3K
$4
86.3K/257.1K
$3
145.1K/428.5K
$2
221.2K/643.0K
$2
209.0K/600.0K

Total unclaimed prize value: $5.59M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 1,986 active games

Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active NJ games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.

USA median · 50th0.67 EV/$
NJ median0.66 EV/$
YOU · 39th
USA: 39th percentileNJ: 37th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 28Jun 3Jun 9Jun 15Jun 21Jun 27Jul 16Jul 22Oct 220%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~10-22

Daily drainage

~39.50% / day

Days left (P50)

86 days

P10 / P90 range

60–120 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.64

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +3%

Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.

Price vs EV — NJ field

131 games · break-even highlighted
$0$8$16$24$320.000.250.500.98YOU

No other active NJ games currently clear break-even.

Top-prize claim cadence · the roll

Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.

States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.

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