The current odds of winning any prize on Quarter Million Ca$h are 1 in 3.91 (25.61%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 9 $250,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 6 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate about 54% of the game's 7,389,420 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Quarter Million Ca$h is on sale at New Jersey Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 10 $20 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Quarter Million Ca$h ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.91 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is Crossword Bonanza, where 1 in 3.54 tickets wins at least $20 back.

Quarter Million Ca$h has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 664,816 (6 of 9 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 120,876 (27 of 48 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 16,831 (204 of 370 left); $500+ at 1 in 238 (16,511 of 30,824 left); $200+ at 1 in 69.9 (40,352 of 75,100 left); $100+ at 1 in 20.4 (138,758 of 258,713 left); $50+ at 1 in 9.43 (227,077 of 421,981 left); $30+ at 1 in 6.41 (199,474 of 369,580 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.91 (399,062 of 738,833 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one Quarter Million Ca$h ticket are 1 in 3.91 (25.61%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.41 (15.60%).

Quarter Million Ca$h costs $20 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.

Quarter Million Ca$h, a $20 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Aug 28, 2025 by the New Jersey Lottery.