The current odds of winning any prize on Wild Side are 1 in 4.4 (22.75%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $200,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate about 48% of the game's 4,740,120 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Wild Side 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, Wild Side ranks #16 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.4 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.

Wild Side has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $200,000 at 1 in 2,260,771 (1 of 3 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 205,525 (10 of 24 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 107,656 (10 of 24 left); $500+ at 1 in 8,467 (246 of 546 left); $200+ at 1 in 3,153 (450 of 981 left); $75+ at 1 in 518 (3,648 of 7,873 left); $50+ at 1 in 102 (17,730 of 37,965 left); $25+ at 1 in 33.1 (46,283 of 98,776 left); $20+ at 1 in 16 (72,861 of 158,004 left); $15+ at 1 in 11.5 (54,994 of 118,506 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.96 (128,760 of 276,454 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.4 (189,249 of 395,060 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Wild Side ticket are 1 in 4.4 (22.75%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.96 (14.38%).

Wild Side 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 Side, a $5 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Jul 31, 2025 by the New Jersey Lottery.