The current odds of winning any prize on $1,000,000 Payday are 1 in 3.64 (27.48%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 9 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 98% of the game's 9,268,720 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $1,000,000 Payday is on sale at New Jersey Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 7 $30 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, $1,000,000 Payday ranks #6 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.64 tickets winning at least the $30 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $30 game with the best odds of breaking even is Crossword Xtreme, where 1 in 3.41 tickets wins at least $30 back.

$1,000,000 Payday has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000,000 at 1 in 1,007,785 (9 of 9 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 431,908 (12 of 12 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 238,686 (17 of 18 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 82,455 (72 of 73 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 21,856 (305 of 310 left); $500+ at 1 in 296 (30,180 of 30,844 left); $300+ at 1 in 108 (53,206 of 54,351 left); $250+ at 1 in 50.9 (94,342 of 96,478 left); $200+ at 1 in 30.3 (120,905 of 123,556 left); $100+ at 1 in 11.5 (492,580 of 503,595 left); $50+ at 1 in 5.01 (1,020,406 of 1,042,755 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.64 (680,483 of 695,106 left).

The odds of winning at least your $30 back on one $1,000,000 Payday ticket are 1 in 3.64 (27.48%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.01 (19.98%).

$1,000,000 Payday costs $30 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New Jersey Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — New Jersey instant games and New Jersey scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The New Jersey Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in New Jersey call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In New Jersey, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$1,000,000 Payday, a $30 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Sep 30, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.