The current odds of winning any prize on Wild Card Poker are 1 in 4.79 (20.87%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $150,000 top prize.

Yes. All 4 $150,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of May 4, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 5% of the game's 5,922,540 tickets are still unsold.

Yes, but it is ending soon. Check the top prizes left before you buy.

Wild Card Poker has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $150,000: all claimed; $2,500+ at 1 in 103,883 (3 of 48 left); $500+ at 1 in 7,248 (40 of 1,043 left); $200+ at 1 in 2,859 (66 of 2,002 left); $100+ at 1 in 348 (786 of 20,467 left); $50+ at 1 in 90.1 (2,563 of 56,765 left); $20+ at 1 in 20 (12,129 of 296,136 left); $10+ at 1 in 8.13 (22,749 of 493,527 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.79 (26,698 of 493,545 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Wild Card Poker ticket are 1 in 4.79 (20.87%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.13 (12.30%).

Wild Card Poker 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.

Wild Card Poker, a $5 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on May 29, 2025 by the New Jersey Lottery.