16 of 143
top prizes of $500 still out there
Ticket price$1
Top prize$500
Launch odds1 in 4.42
Prizes remaining (all tiers)283,298
Est. tickets left
≈15%
Pocket Change is a $1 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01937) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 4.42 at launch. 127 of 143 top prizes are gone, 16 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 15% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 283,298 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,943,894).
"Pocket Change" has 164,482 prizes of a free ticket still unclaimed, which is its most common win. Just below the top prize is the $100 prize, with 197 left. The full count for every prize level is listed below.
Everything above about "Pocket Change" comes from the New Jersey Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 16 | 143 |
| $100 | 197 | 1,843 |
| $40 | 1,127 | 10,743 |
| $20 | 4,858 | 42,914 |
| $10 | 10,196 | 85,826 |
| $5 | 27,714 | 214,576 |
| $2 | 74,708 | 514,927 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 164,482 | 1,072,922 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
16 of the 143 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 #01937 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.
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