The current odds of winning any prize on Jersey Dog are 1 in 4.14 (24.13%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $200,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 28, 2026. We estimate about 33% of the game's 4,815,960 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 22 $5 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Jersey Dog ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.14 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is LOTERIA Grande, where 1 in 3.93 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Jersey Dog has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $200,000 at 1 in 801,033 (2 of 3 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 267,011 (4 of 6 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 94,239 (11 of 41 left); $500+ at 1 in 19,779 (64 of 200 left); $200+ at 1 in 4,975 (241 of 804 left); $100+ at 1 in 307 (4,888 of 16,071 left); $50+ at 1 in 133 (6,807 of 22,095 left); $40+ at 1 in 77.6 (8,622 of 26,505 left); $25+ at 1 in 30.6 (31,732 of 100,358 left); $20+ at 1 in 17.5 (39,322 of 120,423 left); $10+ at 1 in 5.74 (187,246 of 561,739 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.14 (107,628 of 321,214 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Jersey Dog ticket are 1 in 4.14 (24.13%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.74 (17.41%).

Jersey Dog costs $5 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.

Jersey Dog, a $5 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Apr 28, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.