NJ · #1973 · $5

Jersey Dog

New Jersey· Launched Apr 2026· 125 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.71

USA percentile

67th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

2

$200,000 tier

% sold-through

60%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~270d

P10–P90: 189–378d

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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 60% 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 60% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 14.67% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~270 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 67th 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
4/6
$1K
16/41
$500
81/200
$200
300/804
$100
6.0K/16.1K
$50
8.3K/22.1K
$40
10.3K/26.5K
$25
38.4K/100.4K
$20
47.2K/120.4K
$10
224.2K/561.7K
$5
128.6K/321.2K

Total unclaimed prize value: $6.77M — 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 · 67th
USA: 67th percentileNJ: 80th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 9Jun 17Jun 26Jul 18Jul 26Aug 3Aug 13Aug 22May 280%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~05-28

Daily drainage

~14.67% / day

Days left (P50)

270 days

P10 / P90 range

189–378 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.71

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

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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