TRENTON (December 29, 2025) – Check your old New Jersey Lottery tickets, it might very well be worth the effort. In the Garden State, players have one year to claim prizes before they expire. Two big unclaimed prizes will expire soon.

• A $50,000 Powerball prize expires Jan. 13. The ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven #11457, 249 Lafayette Road in Edison.
• A $50,000 Powerball prize expires Feb 1. The ticket was purchased at Wine Outlet, 526 Arnold Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach

Players with old Lottery tickets should note recent history. In May, a Mercer County player uncovered a discarded four-month old Mega Millions ticket. After checking the numbers, the player realized it was worth $1 million.

To check tickets and learn how to claim a prize, visit this link or log in to the New Jersey Lottery app.

More About the New Jersey Lottery

Since its inception in 1970, the Lottery has contributed nearly $34.7 billion to the State, helping to support many worthwhile programs and services. Lottery profits currently help bolster the public employee pension system under a 30-year agreement signed into law in 2017.