NJ · #1978 · $1

Loose Change

New Jersey· Launched May 2026· 103 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.64

USA percentile

37th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

78

$500 tier

% sold-through

42%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~115d

P10–P90: 81–161d

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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, 78 top prizes of $500 remain unclaimed, with roughly 42% 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. 1.56% of $500 prizes still unclaimed at 42% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 50.17% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~115 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 37th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

8 tiers · % remaining
$500
78/140
56%
$100
1.0K/1.9K
$40
5.9K/10.7K
$20
23.9K/43.0K
$10
48.4K/86.1K
$5
121.7K/215.0K
$2
298.9K/516.4K
$1
628.6K/1.1M

Total unclaimed prize value: $3.18M — 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 · 37th
USA: 37th percentileNJ: 35th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 9Jun 17Jun 26Jul 18Jul 26Aug 3Aug 13Aug 22Dec 240%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~12-24

Daily drainage

~50.17% / day

Days left (P50)

115 days

P10 / P90 range

81–161 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.64

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -1%

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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