The current odds of winning any prize on Loose Change are 1 in 4.48 (22.33%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 88 of the 140 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 52 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 7, 2026. We estimate about 40% of the game's 8,605,400 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 2 $1 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Loose Change ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.48 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back or a free ticket. No other $1 New Jersey scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

Loose Change has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 65,669 (52 of 140 left); $100+ at 1 in 4,942 (639 of 1,867 left); $40+ at 1 in 753 (3,842 of 10,740 left); $20+ at 1 in 171 (15,444 of 43,027 left); $10+ at 1 in 66.1 (31,698 of 86,099 left); $5+ at 1 in 25.8 (80,466 of 215,000 left); $2+ at 1 in 10.2 (201,946 of 516,421 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.48 (428,590 of 1,075,706 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Loose Change ticket are 1 in 4.48 (22.33%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 10.2 (9.78%).

Loose Change costs $1 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.

Loose Change, a $1 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on May 20, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.