What is the expected value of Big Money Spectacular?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of Big Money Spectacular is 65.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $1.30 in prizes against its $2 cost.

Is Big Money Spectacular retired?

No, Big Money Spectacular is still active and being sold by the New Jersey state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

Big Money Spectacular ($2) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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ActiveBig Money Spectacular · $2 · New Jersey Lottery

▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 6 · $2 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM

Big Money Spectacular is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 4 of the original 5 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 53% of the 12.9M printed tickets have been sold.

65.0%

expected return

1 in 4.76

odds of any win

4 of 5

$30K top prizes left

53%

claimed · 6.8M of 12.9M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 1,271,635 winning tickets still unclaimed.

11 win more than $2

$3 – $100, an actual profit

10 win their money back

a $2 prize, so you break even

79 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 42,327 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $1.30 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $2 – $500

$1.27 · 63.7% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $30K

$0.03 · 1.3% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$2 – $500 wins

1,271,601 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

53% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there

Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.

12.9M

tickets printed

6.8M

tickets claimed · 53%

6.1M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.

Jackpots left

80%

Tickets left

47%

80% of top prizes remain with only 47% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

New Jersey Lottery

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Rank vs $2 NJ peers

#3 of 6

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Big Money Spectacular

65.0%

It Takes 2

65.0%

America's 250th Anniversary

64.5%

Cold Cash

64.0%

Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM.

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Big Money Spectacular: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.30 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $1.30 comes from

53% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there