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Weak valueActiveIt Takes 2 · $2 · New Jersey Lottery
It Takes 2: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.30 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $2 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:25 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $2 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:25 AM
It Takes 2 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 3 of the original 6 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 66% of the 7.4M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.44
odds of any win
3 of 6
$10K top prizes left
66%
claimed · 4.9M of 7.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 565,448 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 147,874 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.28 · 64.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.02 · 0.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
565,431 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
66% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2024.
7.4M
tickets printed
4.9M
tickets claimed · 66%
2.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
34%
50% of top prizes remain with only 34% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
New Jersey Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 NJ peers
#5 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 18, 2026, 12:25 AM.
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