NJ · #1978 · $1

Loose Change

New Jersey· Launched May 2026· 69 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.64

USA percentile

39th

of 1,986 games

Top prizes left

97

$500 tier

% sold-through

25%

2026-07-28

Forecast sellout

~153d

P10–P90: 107–214d

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Loose Change is a $1 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1978). It launched in May 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 97 top prizes of $500 remain unclaimed, with roughly 25% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.64 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.64 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.64 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.69% of $500 prizes still unclaimed at 25% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 49.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~153 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 39th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

8 tiers · % remaining
$500
97/140
69%
$100
1.4K/1.9K
$40
7.9K/10.7K
$20
31.9K/43.0K
$10
64.2K/86.1K
$5
160.7K/215.0K
$2
389.7K/516.4K
$1
815.5K/1.1M

Total unclaimed prize value: $4.18M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 1,986 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 · 39th
USA: 39th percentileNJ: 37th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 28Jun 3Jun 9Jun 15Jun 21Jun 27Jul 16Jul 22Dec 280%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~12-28

Daily drainage

~49.33% / day

Days left (P50)

153 days

P10 / P90 range

107–214 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.64

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +4%

Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.

Price vs EV — NJ field

131 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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