NJ · #1851 · $2

It Takes 2

New Jersey· Launched Mar 2024· 884 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.65

USA percentile

42th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

3

$10,000 tier

% sold-through

68%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~1004d

P10–P90: 703–1406d

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It Takes 2 is a $2 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1851). It launched in March 2024. As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $10 remain unclaimed, with roughly 68% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.65 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.65 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.65 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.50% of $10,000 prizes still unclaimed at 68% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 3.17% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~1004 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 42nd percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

10 tiers · % remaining
$10K
3/6
50%
$1K
12/47
$100
968/3.1K
$50
3.1K/10.8K
$30
3.4K/11.6K
$20
36.3K/123.3K
$10
63.5K/209.8K
$5
88.0K/271.5K
$4
93.1K/296.2K
$2
241.7K/740.4K

Total unclaimed prize value: $3.05M — 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 · 42th
USA: 42th percentileNJ: 41th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 9Jun 17Jun 26Jul 18Jul 26Aug 3Aug 13Aug 22May 310%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~05-31

Daily drainage

~3.17% / day

Days left (P50)

1004 days

P10 / P90 range

703–1406 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.65

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +5%

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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