TRENTON (January 30, 2026) – 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. One very big unclaimed prize will expire soon:

• A $1,517,632 Jersey Cash prize expires on March 25, 2026. The ticket was purchased March 25, 2025 at La Bodega, 2501 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County.

Players with old Lottery tickets should note recent history. In May 2025, 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 the New Jersey Lottery website or 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.