The current odds of winning any prize on Big Money Spectacular are 1 in 4.77 (20.98%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $30,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 5 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 12, 2026. We estimate about 89% of the game's 12,815,100 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 9 $2 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Big Money Spectacular ranks #6 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.77 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 Money Mania, where 1 in 4.41 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 at 1 in 2,278,498 (5 of 5 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 1,424,061 (3 of 4 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 232,500 (41 of 44 left); $500+ at 1 in 42,039 (222 of 251 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,590 (6,896 of 7,804 left); $75+ at 1 in 928 (5,105 of 5,779 left); $50+ at 1 in 294 (26,489 of 29,963 left); $25+ at 1 in 119 (56,636 of 64,050 left); $20+ at 1 in 60 (94,399 of 106,696 left); $15+ at 1 in 33.4 (151,225 of 170,970 left); $10+ at 1 in 23.1 (151,366 of 170,948 left); $5+ at 1 in 16.7 (189,322 of 213,494 left); $4+ at 1 in 12.5 (227,357 of 256,324 left); $3+ at 1 in 8.84 (379,498 of 427,192 left); $2+ at 1 in 6.26 (532,183 of 598,118 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.77 (569,711 of 640,642 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Big Money Spectacular ticket are 1 in 4.77 (20.98%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.84 (11.31%).

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 Aug 27, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.