How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 Platinum Payout?

1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,945,123.

What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 Platinum Payout?

1 in 4.12 today, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.12, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.85.

Is $1,000,000 Platinum Payout worth buying?

Its current payout is 69.4% ($13.89 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative today is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $1,000,000 Platinum Payout tickets are left?

We estimate 1,945,123 of roughly 7,254,760 printed tickets are unsold (73.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $1,000,000 Platinum Payout launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on February 3, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

$1,000,000 Platinum Payout — $20 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01844

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched February 3, 2024 · no longer on sale, claim by August 4, 2027

$1,000,000 Platinum Payout New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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$1,000,000 Platinum Payout (#01844) is a $20 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 3, 2024. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (69.4%, $13.89 expected back per ticket) and #— of 10 $20 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.12) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 1,945,123). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.4 points (72.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 4.7% (1 in 3.94 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,945,123 tickets are still unsold (73.2% sold). $1,000,000 Platinum Payout is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 12, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

Current payout

69.4%

72.8% at launch

Expected value

$13.89

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.12

1 in 3.94 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.12

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.85

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 57,209

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 3

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

26.8%

≈ 1,945,123 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 Platinum Payout, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 471,605 of 1,842,477 prizes (25.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000*	1 in 2,418,253	1 in 1,945,123	3	2	1	33.3%
$50,000	1 in 604,563	1 in 648,374	12	9	3	25.0%
$2,000	1 in 74,791	1 in 64,837	97	67	30	30.9%
$500	1 in 240.3	1 in 258.2	30,192	22,658	7,534	25.0%
$200	1 in 95.2	1 in 101.9	76,203	57,122	19,081	25.0%
$100	1 in 35.7	1 in 38.2	203,087	152,228	50,859	25.0%
$50	1 in 16.3	1 in 17.2	444,985	331,952	113,033	25.4%
$40	1 in 20.0	1 in 20.9	362,738	269,494	93,244	25.7%
FREE $20 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.4	725,160	537,340	187,820	25.9%
All prizes	1 in 3.94	1 in 4.12	1,842,477	1,370,872	471,605	25.6%

How $1,000,000 Platinum Payout has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 Platinum Payout. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 10, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
September 6, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 38 remain.
August 31, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 39 remain.
August 25, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.
August 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 41 remain.
June 27, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 42 remain.
June 14, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 43 remain.
June 8, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
April 29, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
April 14, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 45 remain.
March 18, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
March 17, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 47 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$1,000,000 Platinum Payout: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 Platinum Payout?: 1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,945,123.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 Platinum Payout?: 1 in 4.12 today, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.12, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.85.
Is $1,000,000 Platinum Payout worth buying?: Its current payout is 69.4% ($13.89 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative today is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $1,000,000 Platinum Payout tickets are left?: We estimate 1,945,123 of roughly 7,254,760 printed tickets are unsold (73.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 Platinum Payout launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on February 3, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

Other $20 New Jersey scratch-offs

Black Opal 7's — 75.9% payout, 1 in 4.00 any prize
Crossword Bonanza — 75.4% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
$1 Million Premier Ca$h — 74.4% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize
100X — 74.2% payout, 1 in 3.99 any prize
$100 Million Diamond Dazzler — 73.8% payout, 1 in 3.90 any prize

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