2 of 3
top prizes of $10,000 still out there
Ticket price$2
Top prize$10,000
Launch odds1 in 4.53
Prizes remaining (all tiers)258,374
Est. tickets left
≈33%
Birthday Surprise is a $2 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01904) with a top prize of $10,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.53 at launch. 1 of 3 top prizes is gone, 2 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 33% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 258,374 prizes are still out there (it started with 781,715).
"Birthday Surprise" has had no $10,000 top prize claimed since we started watching it. Everyday prizes keep getting claimed, and fewer tickets are left each day. The number of tickets printed is fixed. Each day without a top prize claim leaves those prizes among fewer tickets.
Everything above about "Birthday Surprise" comes from the New Jersey Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 2 | 3 |
| $1,000 | 10 | 24 |
| $500 | 41 | 120 |
| $100 | 489 | 1,767 |
| $50 | 2,000 | 7,019 |
| $20 | 15,930 | 53,086 |
| $10 | 34,979 | 112,114 |
| $5 | 42,743 | 129,754 |
| $4 | 46,947 | 141,674 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 115,233 | 336,154 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
2 of the 3 top prizes of $10,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Birthday Surprise is a $2 scratch-off. It is game #01904 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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