NJ · #1982 · $3

LOTERIA

New Jersey· Launched May 2026· 63 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.65

USA percentile

42th

of 1,986 games

Top prizes left

4

$30,000 tier

% sold-through

15%

2026-07-28

Forecast sellout

~247d

P10–P90: 173–346d

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LOTERIA is a $3 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1982). It launched in May 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 4 top prizes of $30 remain unclaimed, with roughly 15% 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. 1.100% of $30,000 prizes still unclaimed at 15% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 34.50% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~247 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

12 tiers · % remaining
$30K
4/4
100%
$500
600/706
$150
1.3K/1.5K
$100
2.0K/2.4K
$50
9.3K/11.0K
$30
4.9K/5.9K
$25
24.1K/28.5K
$20
71.9K/84.8K
$15
95.7K/113.1K
$10
144.2K/169.8K
$5
288.6K/339.3K
$3
531.0K/622.1K

Total unclaimed prize value: $9.38M — 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 · 42th
USA: 42th percentileNJ: 43th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 29Jun 4Jun 10Jun 16Jun 22Jun 28Jul 17Jul 23Apr 10%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~04-01

Daily drainage

~34.50% / day

Days left (P50)

247 days

P10 / P90 range

173–346 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

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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