NJ · #1979 · $2

Big Money Spectacular

New Jersey· Launched Aug 2026· 4 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.66

USA percentile

46th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

5

$30,000 tier

% sold-through

0%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~5997d

P10–P90: 4198–8396d

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Big Money Spectacular is a $2 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1979). It launched in August 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 5 top prizes of $30 remain unclaimed, with roughly 0% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.66 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.66 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.66 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.100% of $30,000 prizes still unclaimed at 0% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 1.67% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~5997 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 46th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

16 tiers · % remaining
$30K
5/5
100%
$5K
4/4
$1K
44/44
$500
251/251
$100
7.8K/7.8K
$75
5.8K/5.8K
$50
29.9K/30.0K
$25
64.0K/64.0K
$20
106.6K/106.7K
$15
170.9K/171.0K
$10
170.9K/170.9K
$5
213.4K/213.5K
$4
256.2K/256.3K
$3
427.0K/427.2K
$2
640.3K/640.6K
$2
597.8K/598.1K

Total unclaimed prize value: $16.90M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,082 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/$
YOU · 46th
USA: 46th percentileNJ: 48th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Aug 28Aug 29Aug 30Aug 31Jan 310%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~01-31

Daily drainage

~1.67% / day

Days left (P50)

5997 days

P10 / P90 range

4198–8396 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.66

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d

Price vs EV — NJ field

137 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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