Loose Change is a $1 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01949) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 4.42 at launch. 129 of 140 top prizes are gone, 11 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 15% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 289,765 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,959,371).
The key fact about "Loose Change" is how its eight prize levels are built. The prize money leans toward the smaller prizes. Games built like this give out wins often, but rarely large ones. Prize counts change daily, but this design does not.
Tomorrow's count on "Loose Change" will be a little different. The game sells every day, and this page keeps track.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 11 | 140 |
| $100 | 182 | 1,853 |
| $40 | 1,171 | 10,816 |
| $20 | 4,774 | 43,259 |
| $10 | 10,221 | 86,521 |
| $5 | 28,049 | 216,286 |
| $2 | 76,998 | 519,210 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 168,359 | 1,081,286 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
11 of the 140 top prizes of $500 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Loose Change is a $1 scratch-off. It is game #01949 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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