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Cash Lines — $5 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01961

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched February 25, 2026

Cash Lines (#01961) is a $5 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 25, 2026. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #39 of 67 active games on current payout (68.5%, $3.42 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 20 $5 games, #65 on any-prize odds (1 in 7.26) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 804). Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (68.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.7% (1 in 7.30 at launch). 2477 of 5683 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 1,992,012 tickets are still unsold (56.3% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
68.5%
68.3% at launch
Expected value
$3.42
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 7.26
1 in 7.30 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 7.26
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.26
win more than $5
$600+ odds
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2,477 of 5,683
$500 each
Tickets remaining
43.7%
≈ 1,992,012 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Cash Lines, 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, 274,567 of 623,959 prizes (44.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500 1 in 801.9 1 in 804.2 5,683 3,206 2,477 43.6%
$150 1 in 2,397 1 in 2,412 1,901 1,075 826 43.5%
$100 1 in 598.5 1 in 593.7 7,615 4,260 3,355 44.1%
$70 1 in 805.7 1 in 800.6 5,656 3,168 2,488 44.0%
$60 1 in 420.8 1 in 428.9 10,831 6,186 4,645 42.9%
$50 1 in 109.1 1 in 108.5 41,781 23,417 18,364 44.0%
$30 1 in 80.0 1 in 80.8 56,941 32,284 24,657 43.3%
$20 1 in 24.0 1 in 23.9 189,954 106,513 83,441 43.9%
$10 1 in 15.0 1 in 14.8 303,597 169,283 134,314 44.2%
All prizes1 in 7.301 in 7.26 623,959349,392 274,56744.0%

How Cash Lines has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Cash Lines. 6 daily readings.

Cash Lines: common questions

How many $500 prizes are left in Cash Lines?
2477 of 5683 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 804.
What are the odds of winning anything on Cash Lines?
1 in 7.26 today, compared with 1 in 7.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.26, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.26.
Is Cash Lines worth buying?
Its current payout is 68.5% ($3.42 back per $5 ticket), rank #39 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $5 alternative today is Ca$h Money (#01984, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Cash Lines tickets are left?
We estimate 1,992,012 of roughly 4,557,300 printed tickets are unsold (56.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Cash Lines launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 25, 2026. It is still on sale.

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