How many $10,000 prizes are left in It's Gold Outside?

2 of 8 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 750,253.

What are the odds of winning anything on It's Gold Outside?

1 in 4.00 today, compared with 1 in 4.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.00, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.63.

Is It's Gold Outside worth buying?

Its current payout is 68.1% ($1.36 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $2 alternative today is Big Money Spectacular (#01964, $2) at 77.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many It's Gold Outside tickets are left?

We estimate 1,500,506 of roughly 7,358,850 printed tickets are unsold (79.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did It's Gold Outside launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on November 2, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.

It's Gold Outside — $2 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01879

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched November 2, 2024 · no longer on sale, claim by February 3, 2027

It's Gold Outside New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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It's Gold Outside (#01879) is a $2 New Jersey scratch-off launched on November 2, 2024. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (68.1%, $1.36 expected back per ticket) and #— of 9 $2 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.00) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 750,253). Since launch the payout has risen 1.2 points (67.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 7.6% (1 in 4.33 at launch). 2 of 8 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 1,500,506 tickets are still unsold (79.6% sold). It's Gold Outside is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 12, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.

Current payout

68.1%

67.0% at launch

Expected value

$1.36

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.00

1 in 4.33 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.00

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.63

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 250,084

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 8

$10,000 each

Tickets remaining

20.4%

≈ 1,500,506 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in It's Gold Outside, 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, 374,926 of 1,699,474 prizes (22.1%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$10,000	1 in 919,856	1 in 750,253	8	6	2	25.0%
$1,000	1 in 306,619	1 in 375,126	24	20	4	16.7%
$250	1 in 21,086	1 in 21,746	349	280	69	19.8%
$100	1 in 2,723	1 in 3,291	2,702	2,246	456	16.9%
$40	1 in 454.1	1 in 501.7	16,207	13,216	2,991	18.5%
$20	1 in 60.0	1 in 64.7	122,732	99,539	23,193	18.9%
$10	1 in 33.3	1 in 33.8	220,681	176,263	44,418	20.1%
$5	1 in 24.0	1 in 21.0	306,452	235,009	71,443	23.3%
$4	1 in 30.0	1 in 27.7	245,161	190,959	54,202	22.1%
FREE $2 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 9.37	1 in 8.42	785,158	607,010	178,148	22.7%
All prizes	1 in 4.33	1 in 4.00	1,699,474	1,324,548	374,926	22.1%

How It's Gold Outside has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking It's Gold Outside. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
August 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
June 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
June 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
April 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
March 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.

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

It's Gold Outside: common questions

How many $10,000 prizes are left in It's Gold Outside?: 2 of 8 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 750,253.
What are the odds of winning anything on It's Gold Outside?: 1 in 4.00 today, compared with 1 in 4.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.00, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.63.
Is It's Gold Outside worth buying?: Its current payout is 68.1% ($1.36 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $2 alternative today is Big Money Spectacular (#01964, $2) at 77.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many It's Gold Outside tickets are left?: We estimate 1,500,506 of roughly 7,358,850 printed tickets are unsold (79.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did It's Gold Outside launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on November 2, 2024. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.

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