What is the expected value of Loose Change?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of Loose Change is 65.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.65 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

▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 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 65.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 125 of the original 140 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 8% of the 8.6M printed tickets have been sold.

65.0%

expected return

1 in 4.42

odds of any win

125 of 140

$500 top prizes left

claimed · 730k of 8.6M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 1,783,912 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 63,006 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.65 comes from

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

Small wins $1 – $500

$0.65 · 65.0% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$1 – $500 wins

1,783,912 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

8% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.

8.6M

tickets printed

730k

tickets claimed · 8%

7.9M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

89%

Tickets left

92%

89% of top prizes remain with 92% 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

#1 of 2

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Loose Change

65.0%

Loose Change

59.0%

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

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Loose Change: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $0.65 comes from

8% of the print run claimed