1 of 3
top prizes of $500,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$500,000
Launch odds1 in 3.97
Prizes remaining (all tiers)814,488
Est. tickets left
≈38%
$500,000 Gold Payout is a $10 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01843) with a top prize of $500,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.97 at launch. 2 of 3 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 38% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 814,488 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,163,382).
"$500,000 Gold Payout" has one of three top prizes left and is past the halfway point of its run. About two-thirds of the tickets are already sold. As a game goes on, the same prizes are spread across fewer tickets. Right now, the top prizes and the tickets are going at about the same pace.
The numbers for "$500,000 Gold Payout" will change a little by tomorrow, and this page will change with them.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 | 3 |
| $10,000 | 2 | 6 |
| $2,000 | 6 | 14 |
| $500 | 3,016 | 8,178 |
| $200 | 3,492 | 9,544 |
| $100 | 42,504 | 115,449 |
| $50 | 114,935 | 311,398 |
| $30 | 53,595 | 143,334 |
| $20 | 213,328 | 572,988 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 383,609 | 1,002,468 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
1 of the 3 top prizes of $500,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
$500,000 Gold Payout is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #01843 from the New Jersey Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.97, 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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