New Hampshire · Game #1678

Nutcracker Cash

$2per ticket

Sale status unknown · Lottery report Oct 22, 2026 · Lottery game update Oct 22, 2026

The source does not confirm that tickets are currently on sale. Unclaimed prizes do not establish ticket availability.

Official lottery data Top prizes unclaimed: 1

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Published site dataSite data published Oct 23, 2026

Game summary

What to know about this ticket

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Estimate confidence: Unknown — a reliability rating, not your chance of winning.

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PrizeGauge estimate

Estimated average payout

$1.14

Across lots of tickets, we estimate an average of $1.14 back for each $2 ticket.

$0.57 back per $1 spent · -$0.86 after the ticket cost

<$0.01 lowervs Oct 22, 2026

What does this mean?

Think of a big pile of tickets: this is the prize money per ticket on average. It doesn’t tell you what your next ticket will pay.

PrizeGauge estimate

Return compared with ticket price

-42.9%

A minus sign means the estimated average payout is below the ticket cost. It does not predict the result of one ticket.

PrizeGauge estimate

Chance of Any Prize

22.2%

About 1 in 4.51 remaining tickets

Includes the top prize and prizes that only return your ticket cost. A prize does not necessarily mean a profit.

<0.01 points highervs Oct 22, 2026

What does this mean?

This estimates the chance that a remaining ticket has any published prize. A winning ticket may only break even, so this is not your chance of making money.

PrizeGauge estimate

Chance of coming out ahead

11.5%

Estimated chance of a prize worth more than the ticket price. Getting your ticket cost back does not count.

PrizeGauge estimate

Payout without the jackpot

$1.10

For a $2 ticket, the estimated average payout is $1.10 when the $10,000 top prize is treated as $0.

Return vs. ticket price, without the jackpot: -45.2%

<$0.01 lowervs Oct 22, 2026

What does this mean?

Big jackpots can make a ticket's average look much better even though winning one is extremely unlikely. This number shows its estimated value if the biggest prize pays $0.

Official lottery data

Top prize

$10,000

1 still unclaimed in the lottery data.

No changevs Oct 22, 2026

What does this mean?

How many of the game's biggest prizes the lottery says are still unclaimed. This does not establish whether tickets are still for sale.

PrizeGauge estimate

Chance of the top prize

<0.1%

About 1 in 219,756.45 remaining tickets. This is an estimate.

Remaining prizes and tickets

What’s left in this game

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Calculated from lottery data

Unclaimed prizes

48,731

Out of 188,119 prizes in the source table.

25.9% left

49 fewervs Oct 22, 2026

Counts include tickets already sold whose prizes haven’t been claimed.

Official lottery data

Top prizes left

Out of 4 top prizes originally.

25.0% left3 no longer remaining

No changevs Oct 22, 2026

From the lottery report for this game.

PrizeGauge estimate

Estimated tickets left

219,756

848,100 tickets printed originally, according to the lottery.

221 fewervs Oct 22, 2026

Tickets left are an estimate. Unclaimed prizes don’t tell us exactly how many tickets are still for sale.

First on sale: Nov 3, 2025

We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →

Original vs. current

Original and current numbers

See the original numbers next to what we estimate for the tickets left.

How we work out the original chance of coming out ahead

We count only original prizes worth more than the ticket price. Getting your money back does not count.

Calculated from lottery data

This uses an original batch of 848,100 tickets.

Original records: Source 1 · Source 2

Odds of any prize

Original at launch: 1 in 4.5122.2% chance · Lottery-published
Latest estimate: 1 in 4.5122.2% chance · PrizeGauge estimate

Approximately unchanged from launch

Average prize payout

Original at launch: $1.31Per ticket · Worked out from original data
Latest estimate: $1.14Per ticket · PrizeGauge estimate

$0.17 per ticket lower than launch

Return compared with ticket price

Original at launch: -34.5%Worked out from original data
Latest estimate: -42.9%PrizeGauge estimate

8.43 percentage points lower than launch

Chance of coming out ahead

Original at launch: 12.2%Worked out from original data · excludes break-even prizes
Latest estimate: 11.5%PrizeGauge estimate · excludes break-even prizes

0.72 percentage points lower than launch

Top prizes

Original at launch: 4Published original count
Latest estimate: 1Published unclaimed count · may include sold tickets

Counts describe prizes, not the chance of winning.

A smaller “1 in” number means a higher chance. Any prize includes prizes that only return the ticket cost. Original odds may be rounded; current values are estimates, not guaranteed outcomes.

Compare the price and average payouts

Here’s how the ticket price compares with the average prize payout we estimate. Your ticket could pay more, less, or nothing.

Ticket costs: $2.00
Estimated average payout: $1.14
Without the top prize: $1.10

What do these numbers mean?

Official lottery data

Published by the lottery.

Calculated from lottery data

Worked out from the lottery’s own numbers.

PrizeGauge estimate

Our best estimate, using data and assumptions we explain.

Average payout: Think of a big pile of tickets: this is the prize money per ticket on average. It doesn’t tell you what your next ticket will pay.
Return vs. ticket price: How the estimated average payout stacks up against what you spend. A minus sign means the average payout is less than the ticket price.
Payout without the jackpot: Big jackpots can make a ticket's average look much better even though winning one is extremely unlikely. This number shows its estimated value if the biggest prize pays $0.
Chance of Any Prize: This estimates the chance that a remaining ticket has any published prize. A winning ticket may only break even, so this is not your chance of making money.
Chance of coming out ahead: The estimated chance of a prize worth more than the ticket price. Getting your ticket cost back does not count.
Top Prizes Left: How many of the game's biggest prizes the lottery says are still unclaimed. This does not establish whether tickets are still for sale.
Estimated Tickets Left: Our estimate of how many tickets may remain. The lottery does not publish this exact number, and sold but unclaimed tickets can affect it.
How reliable is the estimate?: How much trust to put in the estimate. It is not your chance of winning. Unknown means we don’t have a rating.

What does this mean?

Each ticket is a gamble. Better-looking numbers don’t promise a winning ticket.

Prize-by-prize estimates

Estimated odds for each prize

The chance of each prize for the tickets estimated to remain. These are estimates, not the lottery’s original odds.

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Estimated odds and prize counts for Nutcracker Cash
Prize	Estimated odds	Prizes left	Chance
$10,000 Prize	1 in 219,756.45	1	0.00046%
$500 Prize	1 in 21,975.65	10	0.00455%
$200 Prize	1 in 13,734.78	16	0.00728%
$100 Prize	1 in 1,927.69	114	0.05188%
$50 Prize	1 in 622.54	353	0.16063%
$30 Prize	1 in 394.54	557	0.25346%
$20 Prize	1 in 152.61	1,440	0.65527%
$10 Prize	1 in 111.66	1,968	0.89554%
$5 Prize	1 in 26.22	8,380	3.81331%
$4 Prize	1 in 17.78	12,358	5.62350%
$2 Prize	1 in 9.34	23,534	10.70913%

These odds use estimated tickets left. Some prize counts are estimated too. A winning ticket may already have been sold but not claimed. Swipe the table to see every column on a phone.

Unclaimed prizes by prize amount

These bars show the share of original prizes still unclaimed. They are not your chance of winning. Some unclaimed prizes may already be on sold tickets.

$10,000 Prize

Official lottery data

1 unclaimed of 4 originally

25.0% unclaimed

$500 Prize

Official lottery data

10 unclaimed of 72 originally

13.9% unclaimed

$200 Prize

Official lottery data

16 unclaimed of 81 originally

19.8% unclaimed

$100 Prize

Official lottery data

114 unclaimed of 735 originally

15.5% unclaimed

$50 Prize

Official lottery data

353 unclaimed of 2,064 originally

17.1% unclaimed

$30 Prize

Official lottery data

557 unclaimed of 2,816 originally

19.8% unclaimed

$20 Prize

Official lottery data

1,440 unclaimed of 7,059 originally

20.4% unclaimed

$10 Prize

Official lottery data

1,968 unclaimed of 8,484 originally

23.2% unclaimed

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$5 Prize

Official lottery data

8,380 unclaimed of 33,930 originally

24.7% unclaimed

$4 Prize

Official lottery data

12,358 unclaimed of 48,109 originally

25.7% unclaimed

$2 Prize

Official lottery data

23,534 unclaimed of 84,765 originally

27.8% unclaimed

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The numbers behind the ticket

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PrizeGauge estimate

Estimated average payout today

$1.14

Estimated prize payout per ticket

PrizeGauge estimate

EV Without the Top Prize

$1.10

Average prize value after treating the biggest prize as $0

PrizeGauge estimate

ROI Without the Top Prize

-45.2%

How that alternate average payout compares with ticket price

Calculated from lottery data

Original EV

$1.31

Launch payout from published inputs

PrizeGauge estimate

Modeled ROI

-42.9%

Estimated net return / ticket price

PrizeGauge estimate

Average payout per $1 spent

$0.57

A 70¢ payout per $1 spent means a 30¢ average loss

PrizeGauge estimate

Average return after the ticket cost

-$0.86

Estimated average prize payout minus the ticket price

Official lottery data

Top prizes remaining

Original top prizes: 4

PrizeGauge estimate

Estimated Tickets Left

219,756

An estimate, not an exact count from the lottery

PrizeGauge estimate

Analytics availability

Launch: available

Full current EV: available

Without top prize: available

Chance of any prize: available

Confidence rating not published

We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →

How this estimate was made

Launch basis: official initial structure. Inventory basis: official initial structure.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

Model assumptions

At least two tiers with 500 or more original prizes estimate remaining ticket inventory, weighted by original prize count; prize claims can lag ticket sales.

What goes into this estimate

Uses the complete prize table and changes in prize counts.

Original prize table: complete. Remaining prize table: complete.

Tickets ordered is an explicitly published original ticket population, not current tickets remaining. Unclaimed prizes do not establish unsold ticket inventory.

Original overall odds are published as game-inception odds; collection time does not establish a new official report.

See calculated counts and prize-value assumptions

These are the model’s inputs. A calculated or estimated count is separate from the literal count in the prize table.

Count and value inputs considered by the model
Prize wording	Value used	Original count used	Remaining count used
$10,000 Prize	$10,000.00Published cash value	4Published count	1Published count
$500 Prize	$500.00Published cash value	72Published count	10Published count
$200 Prize	$200.00Published cash value	81Published count	16Published count
$100 Prize	$100.00Published cash value	735Published count	114Published count
$50 Prize	$50.00Published cash value	2,064Published count	353Published count
$30 Prize	$30.00Published cash value	2,816Published count	557Published count
$20 Prize	$20.00Published cash value	7,059Published count	1,440Published count
$10 Prize	$10.00Published cash value	8,484Published count	1,968Published count
$5 Prize	$5.00Published cash value	33,930Published count	8,380Published count
$4 Prize	$4.00Published cash value	48,109Published count	12,358Published count
$2 Prize	$2.00Published cash value	84,765Published count	23,534Published count

From the official source

The lottery’s prize table

Original overall odds: 1 in 4.51

These are the source’s retained rows. A dash means the count is unavailable or the sources disagree. Calculated original totals are labeled, and any derived remaining counts appear separately in the model inputs.

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Prize amounts and counts from this report. Current odds and average payout contributions, where shown, are estimates.
Prize	Original prizes	Remaining prizes
$10,000 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	4	125.0% of 4 left
$500 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	72	1013.9% of 72 left
$200 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	81	1619.8% of 81 left
$100 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	735	11415.5% of 735 left
$50 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	2,064	35317.1% of 2,064 left
$30 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	2,816	55719.8% of 2,816 left
$20 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	7,059	1,44020.4% of 7,059 left
$10 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	8,484	1,96823.2% of 8,484 left
$5 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	33,930	8,38024.7% of 33,930 left
$4 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	48,109	12,35825.7% of 48,109 left
$2 Prize Count sources & details Original count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8` Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC Response fingerprint `6bded189c214eb9f8dc5c3a33008fe6b4c25121fe41b840110964e5aa7445db8`	84,765	23,53427.8% of 84,765 left

About the estimates

Methodology & source

Each lottery publishes different information. We use the available game data and stated assumptions to estimate average payouts and tickets left. An unclaimed prize count is not a count of tickets still for sale.

Published prize observations stay separate from estimates. The model uses this game's reported coverage, ticket inventory and count assumptions; unavailable values retain their source explanations.

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Game history

See how the numbers have changed

A gap means we don’t have a number

We keep the last update of each day, using Eastern Time. If a day has no number, we leave a gap. We don’t fill in guesses.

Past numbers preserve the estimates published on each day. This covers the dates we have collected. 7-day change: insufficient history. 30-day change: insufficient history.

Periods end on the latest recorded day, which may be earlier than today.

Top prizes remaining From the lottery · published count

No changevs Oct 22, 2026

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Top prizes remaining observations
Date	Top prizes remaining	Change from previous day
Oct 22, 2026	1	No daily comparison
Oct 23, 2026	1	No change compared with Oct 22, 2026

Recent changes in the records

Dates show when a change was observed, not when a ticket was sold or a prize claimed.

Oct 23, 2026The lottery's game update changed (report dated 2026-10-22).