NJ · #1998 · $5

Golden Riches Bingo

New Jersey· Launched Aug 2026· 14 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.68

USA percentile

54th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

3

$100,000 tier

% sold-through

3%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~322d

P10–P90: 225–451d

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Golden Riches Bingo is a $5 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1998). It launched in August 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $100 remain unclaimed, with roughly 3% 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. 1.100% of $100,000 prizes still unclaimed at 3% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 30.17% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~322 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

12 tiers · % remaining
$100K
3/3
100%
$20K
3/3
$5K
16/17
$1.5K
31/31
$500
275/279
$200
1.0K/1.1K
$100
8.3K/8.5K
$75
4.5K/4.7K
$50
86.2K/88.8K
$20
168.7K/173.6K
$10
337.6K/347.3K
$5
450.4K/463.0K

Total unclaimed prize value: $15.31M — 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
Aug 18Aug 20Aug 22Aug 24Aug 26Aug 28Aug 30Jul 190%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~07-19

Daily drainage

~30.17% / day

Days left (P50)

322 days

P10 / P90 range

225–451 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.68

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +177%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 177% above the 30-day mean — velocity accelerating.

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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