The current odds of winning any prize on LOTERIA are 1 in 4.33 (23.09%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $30,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 4 $30,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 23, 2026. We estimate about 14% of the game's 5,583,800 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 4 $3 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, LOTERIA ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.33 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $3 game with the best odds of breaking even is LOTERIA (#01982), where 1 in 4.14 tickets wins at least $3 back.

LOTERIA has 12 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 805,733 (1 of 4 left); $500+ at 1 in 8,758 (91 of 695 left); $150+ at 1 in 3,172 (162 of 1,520 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,529 (273 of 2,346 left); $50+ at 1 in 458 (1,232 of 10,824 left); $30+ at 1 in 335 (647 of 5,829 left); $25+ at 1 in 147 (3,078 of 28,052 left); $20+ at 1 in 51.2 (10,257 of 83,758 left); $15+ at 1 in 28.3 (12,690 of 111,676 left); $10+ at 1 in 16.1 (21,691 of 167,518 left); $5+ at 1 in 8.4 (45,810 of 335,016 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.33 (90,141 of 614,218 left).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one LOTERIA ticket are 1 in 4.33 (23.09%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.4 (11.91%).

LOTERIA costs $3 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.

LOTERIA, a $3 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Nov 26, 2025 by the New Jersey Lottery.