NJ · #1961 · $5

Cash Lines

New Jersey· Launched Feb 2026· 187 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.68

USA percentile

54th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

2549

$500 tier

% sold-through

55%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~483d

P10–P90: 338–676d

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Cash Lines is a $5 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1961). It launched in February 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 2549 top prizes of $500 remain unclaimed, with roughly 55% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.68 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.68 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.68 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.45% of $500 prizes still unclaimed at 55% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 9.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~483 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 54th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

9 tiers · % remaining
$500
2.5K/5.7K
45%
$150
847/1.9K
$100
3.4K/7.6K
$70
2.5K/5.7K
$60
4.8K/10.8K
$50
18.8K/41.8K
$30
25.3K/56.9K
$20
85.5K/190.0K
$10
137.6K/303.6K

Total unclaimed prize value: $6.99M — 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/$
NJ median0.66 EV/$
YOU · 54th
USA: 54th percentileNJ: 58th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 9Jun 17Jun 26Jul 18Jul 26Aug 3Aug 13Aug 22Dec 270%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~12-27

Daily drainage

~9.33% / day

Days left (P50)

483 days

P10 / P90 range

338–676 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.68

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · 0%

Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.

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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