NJ · #1973 · $5

Jersey Dog

New Jersey· Launched Apr 2026· 99 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.71

USA percentile

66th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

2

$200,000 tier

% sold-through

56%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~220d

P10–P90: 154–308d

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Jersey Dog is a $5 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1973). It launched in April 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 2 top prizes of $200 remain unclaimed, with roughly 56% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.71 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.71 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.71 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.67% of $200,000 prizes still unclaimed at 56% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 20.00% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~220 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 66th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

12 tiers · % remaining
$200K
2/3
67%
$10K
5/6
$1K
16/41
$500
91/200
$200
337/804
$100
6.7K/16.1K
$50
9.2K/22.1K
$40
11.5K/26.5K
$25
42.8K/100.4K
$20
52.3K/120.4K
$10
248.5K/561.7K
$5
142.5K/321.2K

Total unclaimed prize value: $7.48M — 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 · 66th
USA: 66th percentileNJ: 77th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29Mar 130%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~03-13

Daily drainage

~20.00% / day

Days left (P50)

220 days

P10 / P90 range

154–308 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.71

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -12%

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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