New Jersey· Launched Aug 2026· 69 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.67
USA percentile
51th
of 2,154 games
Top prizes left
1
$100,000 tier
% sold-through
28%
2026-10-25
Forecast sellout
~150d
P10–P90: 105–210d
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Golden Riches Bingo is a $5 scratch-off game from the New Jersey lottery (game #1998). It launched in August 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $100,000 remains unclaimed, with roughly 28% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey lottery. Our models put its expected value at 0.67 per dollar, returning about $0.67 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 16 of 42 $5 games on sale in New Jersey.
THE THESIS
At 0.67 EV/$, this game ranks 16 of 42 same-price games on sale in New Jersey (median 0.66).
Total unclaimed prize value: $11.27M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
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.
Daily drainage
~48.17% / day
Days left (P50)
150 days
P10 / P90 range
105–210 d
EV at P50 sellout
0.67
Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.
No other active NJ games currently clear break-even.
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.
ABOUT THIS GAME
As of October 25, 2026, 1 of the 3 $100,000 top prizes is still unclaimed; across the 12 prize levels the lottery reports, 786,450 of 1,087,234 prizes (72%) remain; the thinnest level is $100,000, with 33% of its prizes left.
At current prize levels a $5 ticket returns about $3.36 on average (0.67 per dollar), which ranks 16 of 42 $5 games on sale in New Jersey, above the $5 median of 0.66. Among every New Jersey game with a computable value it is 65 of 142; nationally it sits in the 51th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 30 days, 156,585 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, including 2 top prizes; at the current pace the remaining tickets would sell out in about 150 days (likely range 105–210).
Figures come from the prize data the New Jersey lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the October 25, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN NJ
Same state · same price tier · similar EV signal
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