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Average valueActive20X · $5 · New Jersey Lottery
20X: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.52 on average.
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#5 of 15 · $5 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#5 of 15 · $5 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM
20X is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.4%, up 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 69.6%. 2 of the original 3 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
70.4%
expected return
1 in 4.28
odds of any win
2 of 3
$200K top prizes left
60%
claimed · 3.6M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 577,196 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
5 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,687 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.52 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.31 · 66.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $200K
$0.21 · 4.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
577,155 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
6.1M
tickets printed
3.6M
tickets claimed · 60%
2.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
40%
67% of top prizes remain with only 40% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
New Jersey Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 NJ peers
#5 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM.
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