44 of 140
top prizes of $500 still out there
Ticket price$1
Top prize$500
Launch odds1 in 4.42
Prizes remaining (all tiers)652,012
Est. tickets left
≈33%
Loose Change is a $1 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01978) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 4.42 at launch. 96 of 140 top prizes are gone, 44 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 33% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 652,012 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,949,000).
"Loose Change" has 44 of 140 top prizes left and is in the second half of its run. About two-thirds of the tickets are already sold. As a game goes on, the same prizes are spread across fewer tickets. Right now, neither the tickets nor the top prizes are running out faster than the other.
Everything above about "Loose Change" comes from the New Jersey Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 44 | 140 |
| $100 | 524 | 1,867 |
| $40 | 3,187 | 10,740 |
| $20 | 12,961 | 43,027 |
| $10 | 26,552 | 86,099 |
| $5 | 68,149 | 215,000 |
| $2 | 172,464 | 516,421 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 368,131 | 1,075,706 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
44 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 #01978 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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