The current odds of winning any prize on Ugly Sweater are 1 in 4.41 (22.66%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Not yet. All 30 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 28, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 7,412,800 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 3 $1 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Ugly Sweater ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.41 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back or a free ticket. No other $1 New Jersey scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

Ugly Sweater has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 247,093 (30 of 30 left); $100+ at 1 in 3,391 (2,156 of 2,156 left); $40+ at 1 in 615 (9,865 of 9,865 left); $20+ at 1 in 186 (27,803 of 27,803 left); $10+ at 1 in 65 (74,108 of 74,108 left); $5+ at 1 in 22.7 (213,108 of 213,108 left); $2+ at 1 in 9.38 (463,325 of 463,325 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.41 (889,604 of 889,606 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Ugly Sweater ticket are 1 in 4.41 (22.66%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.38 (10.66%).

Ugly Sweater costs $1 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.

Ugly Sweater, a $1 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Oct 28, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.