The current odds of winning any prize on Nutcracker Cash are 1 in 4.22 (23.72%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $10,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 4 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 28, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 4,939,200 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 10 $2 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Nutcracker Cash ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.22 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back or a free ticket. No other $2 New Jersey scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

Nutcracker Cash has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $10,000 at 1 in 1,234,799 (4 of 4 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 246,960 (16 of 16 left); $500+ at 1 in 40,156 (103 of 103 left); $100+ at 1 in 2,369 (1,962 of 1,962 left); $50+ at 1 in 261 (16,829 of 16,829 left); $20+ at 1 in 58.3 (65,856 of 65,856 left); $10+ at 1 in 22.8 (131,710 of 131,712 left); $5+ at 1 in 17.5 (65,856 of 65,856 left); $4+ at 1 in 7.66 (362,194 of 362,194 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.22 (526,876 of 526,876 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Nutcracker Cash ticket are 1 in 4.22 (23.72%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.66 (13.05%).

Nutcracker Cash 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.

Nutcracker Cash, a $2 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Oct 28, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.