Jersey Cash 5 is a quick little draw game that takes place seven days a week, with the jackpot starting at $100,000! All you have to do is pay $1 per line and pick five numbers from 1 to 45 or have five numbers randomly generated for you with Quick Pick.
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To play your chosen numbers for up to 21 consecutive drawings, just mark the number of draws you want to enter in the Multi Draw area of your playslip.
Drawings take place seven nights a week at 10:57 PM EST. Purchase your tickets by 10:53 PM to enter that evening's draw - otherwise you'll go in the next day's draw.
If no one wins the jackpot, the amount is rolled over into the top prize for the next day's drawing.
XTRA Multiplies Your Winnings
For $1 more per play, you can add the XTRA feature to increase the value of any non-jackpot prizes you win by up to five times. Just mark the circle on your playslip to add XTRA.
The XTRA number drawn is a multiplier that can increase your non-jackpot winnings up to five times!
For example, if the XTRA number drawn is two, then if you match three or four of the winning Jersey Cash 5 numbers, your prize is doubled. If the XTRA number is five and you match three or four of the regular numbers, your prize just got five times bigger! Not only that, but XTRA also gives you an instant win of $2.00 for matching just two numbers.
Add Instant Match for the Chance to Win $500
Love winning, hate waiting? Then Instant Match is for you! For an extra $1, you could win up to $500 on the spot! If one of your three Instant Match numbers matches just one of your Jersey Cash 5 numbers in any order or position, you win the prize shown on the Instant Match ticket instantly. And there's more - you can win up to five times on a single ticket.
You'll get a ticket with three Instant Match numbers - if any of those numbers match any of your Jersey Cash 5 numbers, you win a cash prize right on the spot! The odds of winning any Instant Match prize are approximately one in 7.
Jersey Cash 5 Prizes and Odds of Winning
Here's a breakdown of the prizes and odds of winning for each prize tier:
| Numbers Matched | Prize Tier | Odds of Winning | Estimated Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 out of 5 | Jackpot | 1 in 1,221,759 | Jackpot |
| 4 out of 5 | Second Prize | 1 in 6,109 | $500 |
| 3 out of 5 | Third Prize | 1 in 157 | $15 |
| Odds of winning any Jersey Cash 5 prize are approximately 1 in 153 without the XTRA option | |||
XTRA Prizes and Odds of Winning
Here's how XTRA multiples non-jackpot prizes up to five times:
| Match | XTRA x2 | XTRA x3 | XTRA x4 | XTRA x5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 out of 5 | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot |
| 4 out of 5 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| 3 out of 5 | $30 | $45 | $60 | $75 |
| 2 out of 5 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 |
| Odds of winning any Jersey Cash 5 prize are approximately 1 in 11 with the XTRA option | ||||
Cash 5 Green Ball
The New Jersey Lottery occasionally runs 'Green Ball' promotions for Cash 5. The latest one ran from November 6 to December 3, 2023. This promotion gives you an extra chance to win at no extra cost, with a top prize of $50,000.
A separate 'Green Ball' draw is held every night during the promotional period. This draw features six white balls and one green ball. One is selected at random each night. If it is a white ball, it is removed from the machine for the next night's draw, increasing the chances of the green ball appearing next time.
If the green ball is selected, this triggers a second Cash 5 draw for that evening. Your numbers are entered again, and there is even another XTRA draw for another opportunity to win bigger prizes. The jackpot for this second draw is $50,000, while all the other prize amounts are the same. The table below shows how the odds are also the same in the Green Ball draw, although essentially your overall odds of winning on that night are twice as good because there are two separate draws. It is possible to win a prize in both the regular drawing and the Green Ball drawing.
| Match | Odds | Prize | XTRA x2 | XTRA x3 | XTRA x4 | XTRA x5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 out of 5 | 1 in 1,221,759 | $50,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 out of 5 | 1 in 6,109 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| 3 out of 5 | 1 in 157 | $15 | $30 | $45 | $60 | $75 |
| 2 out of 5 | 1 in 12 | - | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 |
Once the green ball has been selected, the process will start again the next day with all six white balls and the green ball in the machine. During a 28-day promotion, the green ball is guaranteed to appear at least four times, and it could be far more frequent than that.
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