Pocket Change is a $1 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01906) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 4.42 at launch. 123 of 142 top prizes are gone, 19 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 15% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 286,271 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,934,641).
The prize money on "Pocket Change" leans toward small, frequent prizes. It is spread over eight prize levels, from wins equal to the ticket price up to $500. Games built like this give out wins often, but rarely large ones. That design never changes, and it is the part you choose.
The table below shows the full count for "Pocket Change", with every prize level included.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 19 | 142 |
| $100 | 162 | 1,855 |
| $40 | 1,056 | 10,668 |
| $20 | 4,656 | 42,711 |
| $10 | 9,985 | 85,428 |
| $5 | 27,516 | 213,537 |
| $2 | 75,930 | 512,569 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 166,947 | 1,067,731 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
19 of the 142 top prizes of $500 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Pocket Change is a $1 scratch-off. It is game #01906 from the New Jersey Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.42, 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.
Prize counts are just the start. SmartScratcher turns them into a ticket value, a 0–100 score, and a straight answer for every game — so you skip the picked-clean ones and play the good ones.
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