What is the expected value of Loose Change?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of Loose Change is 59.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.59 in prizes against its $1 cost.

Is Loose Change retired?

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

Loose Change ($1) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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ActiveLoose Change · $1 · New Jersey Lottery

▼ -6.0 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $1 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM

Loose Change is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 6.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 18 of the original 140 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 80% of the 8.7M printed tickets have been sold.

59.0%

expected return

1 in 4.42

odds of any win

18 of 140

$500 top prizes left

80%

claimed · 6.9M of 8.7M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 390,439 winning tickets still unclaimed.

10 win more than $1

$2 – $100, an actual profit

13 win their money back

a $1 prize, so you break even

77 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 95,396 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.59 comes from

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

Small wins $1 – $500

$0.59 · 59.0% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$1 – $500 wins

390,439 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

80% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.

8.7M

tickets printed

6.9M

tickets claimed · 80%

1.7M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

13%

Tickets left

20%

13% of top prizes remain with 20% 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.

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Rank vs $1 NJ peers

#2 of 2

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Loose Change

65.0%