The current odds of winning any prize on The Shore Thing are 1 in 4.02 (24.89%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $500,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 33% of the game's 3,705,780 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 14 $10 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, The Shore Thing ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.02 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Snow Globe Gold, where 1 in 3.54 tickets wins at least $10 back.

The Shore Thing has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 1,236,297 (1 of 3 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 247,259 (4 of 12 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 137,366 (4 of 12 left); $500+ at 1 in 2,208 (551 of 1,751 left); $200+ at 1 in 843 (907 of 2,877 left); $100+ at 1 in 70.9 (15,967 of 49,958 left); $50+ at 1 in 19.9 (44,815 of 139,489 left); $30+ at 1 in 15 (20,012 of 61,752 left); $20+ at 1 in 7.6 (80,513 of 247,052 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.02 (144,935 of 432,416 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one The Shore Thing ticket are 1 in 4.02 (24.89%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.6 (13.17%).

The Shore Thing costs $10 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.

The Shore Thing, a $10 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on May 23, 2025 by the New Jersey Lottery.