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Average valueActiveQuarter Million Ca$h · $20 · New Jersey Lottery
Quarter Million Ca$h: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.49 on average.
▲ +0.4 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $20 NJ gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 6:26 AM
▲ +0.4 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $20 NJ gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 6:26 AM
Quarter Million Ca$h is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.5%, up 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 72.0%. 7 of the original 9 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 41% of the 7.4M printed tickets have been sold.
72.5%
expected return
1 in 3.90
odds of any win
7 of 9
$250K top prizes left
41%
claimed · 3M of 7.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,114,939 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 237 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.49 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.95 · 69.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $250K
$0.54 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
1,114,673 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
41% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
7.4M
tickets printed
3M
tickets claimed · 41%
4.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
78%
Tickets left
59%
78% of top prizes remain with only 59% 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 $20 NJ peers
#5 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 6:26 AM.
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