How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500,000 Lion's Share?

1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,099,087.

What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 Lion's Share?

1 in 6.65 today, compared with 1 in 6.93 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.65, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.65.

Is $500,000 Lion's Share worth buying?

Its current payout is 68.7% ($6.87 back per $10 ticket), rank #36 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $10 alternative today is Disco Dollarfest (#01951, $10) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $500,000 Lion's Share tickets are left?

We estimate 1,099,087 of roughly 3,706,110 printed tickets are unsold (70.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $500,000 Lion's Share launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on August 28, 2025. It is still on sale.

$500,000 Lion's Share — $10 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01929

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched August 28, 2025

$500,000 Lion's Share New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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$500,000 Lion's Share (#01929) is a $10 New Jersey scratch-off launched on August 28, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #36 of 67 active games on current payout (68.7%, $6.87 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 14 $10 games, #64 on any-prize odds (1 in 6.65) and #32 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,099,087). Since launch the payout has risen 2.7 points (66.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 4.0% (1 in 6.93 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 1,099,087 tickets are still unsold (70.3% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.

Current payout

68.7%

66.0% at launch

Expected value

$6.87

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 6.65

1 in 6.93 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 6.65

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.65

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 99,917

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 3

$500,000 each

Tickets remaining

29.7%

≈ 1,099,087 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $500,000 Lion's Share, 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, 165,169 of 534,700 prizes (30.9%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$500,000	1 in 1,235,370	1 in 1,099,087	3	2	1	33.3%
$10,000	1 in 411,790	1 in 549,543	9	7	2	22.2%
$2,000	1 in 123,537	1 in 137,386	30	22	8	26.7%
$500	1 in 2,172	1 in 2,062	1,706	1,173	533	31.2%
$200	1 in 771.9	1 in 755.9	4,801	3,347	1,454	30.3%
$100	1 in 57.1	1 in 55.7	64,863	45,131	19,732	30.4%
$50	1 in 40.0	1 in 38.1	92,659	63,795	28,864	31.2%
$40	1 in 30.0	1 in 29.2	123,519	85,939	37,580	30.4%
$20	1 in 15.0	1 in 14.3	247,110	170,115	76,995	31.2%
All prizes	1 in 6.93	1 in 6.65	534,700	369,531	165,169	30.9%

How $500,000 Lion's Share has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500,000 Lion's Share. 38 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 10, 2026: 2 $500,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 10, 2026: 7 $10,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 10, 2026: 22 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 8 remain.
September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
September 28, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 26 remain.
September 18, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 27 remain.
September 15, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
September 6, 2025: one $500,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
September 6, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 28 remain.
September 5, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.

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

$500,000 Lion's Share: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500,000 Lion's Share?: 1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,099,087.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 Lion's Share?: 1 in 6.65 today, compared with 1 in 6.93 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.65, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.65.
Is $500,000 Lion's Share worth buying?: Its current payout is 68.7% ($6.87 back per $10 ticket), rank #36 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $10 alternative today is Disco Dollarfest (#01951, $10) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $500,000 Lion's Share tickets are left?: We estimate 1,099,087 of roughly 3,706,110 printed tickets are unsold (70.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $500,000 Lion's Share launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on August 28, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $10 New Jersey scratch-offs

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