The current odds of winning any prize on Big Money Spectacular are 1 in 5.01 (19.98%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $30,000 top prize.

Yes. All 5 $30,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 12% of the game's 12,857,100 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Big Money Spectacular is on sale at New Jersey Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 8 $2 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Big Money Spectacular ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.01 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is Nutcracker Cash, where 1 in 4.22 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Big Money Spectacular has 16 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $30,000: all claimed; $5,000+: all claimed; $1,000+ at 1 in 1,582,799 (1 of 44 left); $500+ at 1 in 79,140 (19 of 257 left); $100+ at 1 in 2,236 (688 of 7,818 left); $75+ at 1 in 1,297 (512 of 5,829 left); $50+ at 1 in 391 (2,830 of 30,011 left); $25+ at 1 in 156 (6,083 of 64,286 left); $20+ at 1 in 77.2 (10,360 of 107,173 left); $15+ at 1 in 42.5 (16,766 of 171,335 left); $10+ at 1 in 28.8 (17,619 of 171,495 left); $5+ at 1 in 20.1 (23,893 of 214,343 left); $4+ at 1 in 14.7 (29,268 of 257,072 left); $3+ at 1 in 9.99 (50,381 of 428,500 left); $2+ at 1 in 6.71 (77,615 of 599,975 left); Free ticket at 1 in 5.01 (80,188 of 642,983 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Big Money Spectacular ticket are 1 in 5.01 (19.98%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.99 (10.01%).

Big Money Spectacular costs $2 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.

Big Money Spectacular, a $2 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Jan 28, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.