19 of 142
top prizes of $500 still out there
Ticket price$1
Top prize$500
Launch odds1 in 4.42
Prizes remaining (all tiers)287,162
Est. tickets left
≈15%
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, 287,162 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,934,641).
Progress report on "Pocket Change": Most of the tickets have been scratched, putting it near the end of the line. The part worth watching is the race between the tickets running out and the top prizes running out — right now, neither side of that race is winning right now. All of it comes straight from official New Jersey lottery numbers, current through September 1.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 19 | 142 |
| $100 | 162 | 1,855 |
| $40 | 1,057 | 10,668 |
| $20 | 4,673 | 42,711 |
| $10 | 10,028 | 85,428 |
| $5 | 27,610 | 213,537 |
| $2 | 76,161 | 512,569 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 167,452 | 1,067,731 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
19 of the 142 top prizes of $500 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Sep 1, 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 Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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