NJ · #1961 · $5

Cash Lines

New Jersey· Launched Feb 2026· 161 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.68

USA percentile

54th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

2682

$500 tier

% sold-through

52%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~453d

P10–P90: 317–634d

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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, 2682 top prizes of $500 remain unclaimed, with roughly 52% 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. 1.47% of $500 prizes still unclaimed at 52% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 10.50% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~453 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
2.7K/5.7K
47%
$150
881/1.9K
$100
3.6K/7.6K
$70
2.7K/5.7K
$60
5.1K/10.8K
$50
19.8K/41.8K
$30
26.7K/56.9K
$20
90.1K/190.0K
$10
145.1K/303.6K

Total unclaimed prize value: $7.37M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,022 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: 56th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Nov 10%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~11-01

Daily drainage

~10.50% / day

Days left (P50)

453 days

P10 / P90 range

317–634 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.68

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -6%

Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.

Price vs EV — NJ field

134 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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