All 3 gone
top prizes of $10,000 — none left to win
Ticket price$2
Top prize$10,000
Launch odds1 in 4.53
Prizes remaining (all tiers)148,486
Est. tickets left
≈19%
Birthday Surprise is a $2 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01825) with overall odds of 1 in 4.53 at launch. All 3 top prizes of $10,000 have been claimed — none are left to win. The biggest prize still out there is $1,000, with 2 unclaimed, and an estimated 19% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 148,486 prizes are still out there (it started with 774,657).
Of the unclaimed prize money on "Birthday Surprise", nearly all is in wins under $500. The game is a game that pays many small prizes and few large ones. That is neither good nor bad, only how it was designed. Choose the kind of game that fits the win you want.
The table below shows the full count for "Birthday Surprise", with every prize level included.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 0 gone | 3 |
| $1,000 | 2 | 24 |
| $500 | 20 | 120 |
| $100 | 221 | 1,741 |
| $50 | 950 | 6,937 |
| $20 | 8,328 | 52,592 |
| $10 | 18,928 | 111,082 |
| $5 | 24,290 | 128,620 |
| $4 | 27,100 | 140,308 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 68,647 | 333,230 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
All 3 top prizes of $10,000 have been claimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Oct 18, 2026. The biggest prize still unclaimed is $1,000, with 2 left — see the full table above for every tier.
Birthday Surprise is a $2 scratch-off. It is game #01825 from the New Jersey Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.53, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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