The current odds of winning any prize on Poker Nights are 1 in 4.32 (23.14%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $150,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 4 $150,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 27, 2026. We estimate about 50% of the game's 4,872,840 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Poker Nights 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, Poker Nights ranks #13 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.32 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.

Poker Nights has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $150,000 at 1 in 1,208,970 (2 of 4 left); $2,500+ at 1 in 100,747 (22 of 40 left); $500+ at 1 in 5,268 (435 of 882 left); $200+ at 1 in 1,796 (887 of 1,851 left); $100+ at 1 in 231 (9,121 of 18,666 left); $50+ at 1 in 62.8 (28,029 of 57,116 left); $20+ at 1 in 15.3 (119,163 of 243,715 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.76 (199,931 of 405,924 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.32 (201,862 of 406,070 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Poker Nights ticket are 1 in 4.32 (23.14%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.76 (14.79%).

Poker Nights 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.

Poker Nights, a $5 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Jul 29, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.