By Todd Northrop
Starting Sunday, Jersey Cash 5 players will see game changes that will result in larger estimated starting jackpots, more opportunities to win bigger jackpots, and increases in the average match-3 prize paid — all for the same $1 ticket price.
In response to player demand for bigger jackpots, the New Jersey Lottery raised the Jersey Cash 5 estimated minimum jackpot from $50,000 to $75,000. Match-3 average prize paid will increase from $11 to $15.
To support the increase in jackpots and prizes, players will now select from a larger field of 43 numbers instead of 40, making the game a bit harder to win.
The changes go into effect Sunday, September 14, 2014.
Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery Executive Director said, "Offering larger starting jackpots for the popular Jersey Cash 5 game should be very popular with our players. This refresh will also offer more players a larger Match-3 prize payout and more chances to win larger jackpots."
Leading up to the game change on September 14, there will be a "stepdown" of multi-draw purchases allowed. After the drawing on September 13, no sales for Jersey Cash 5 will be allowed until the morning of September 14.
Jersey Cash 5 drawings are held at approximately 7:58 PM Eastern Time at the New Jersey Lottery headquarter studio. Jersey Cash 5 drawings are conducted seven (7) days per week, Monday through Sunday with the exception of Christmas Day.
All Jersey Cash 5 Drawings are open to the public and are witnessed by an Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm.
"NJ Cash 5 game to get larger starting jackpot"
Oh, you want an extra $25K to start? That'll cost you an increase of nearly 300,000 possible combinations.
It might make the game roll longer but this is no benefit to the player at all.
I agree its makes no sense. The jackpot routinely goes to 200-400K It ruined cash 5 in pa. Nj has a very nice 4/5 payout 400-600 not like pa 200.If the 3/5 xtra takes that down then the game is ruined. Speak up people!!!
It makes no sense whatsoever. It ruined pa cash 5. Jackpot routinely goes to 300-600k. 4/5 payout is a nice 400-600 not like pa 200-300? They are ruining a great game for players!!! Contact them and tell them people!!!
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Good for you New Jersey Lottery Give the Players what they want
I Give NJ Lottery 5------->
So your saying Bigger isn't always better
If you make the game harder to win by increasing the number field there will always be "more opportunities to win bigger jackpots." Why? Fewer winners equal more and bigger jackpots. DUH!!!
New Jersey, you are not doing anything to help the players with this.
I never heard people complaining about a chance to get more money before this is kind of different.
Of course bigger jackpot is better but a bigger pool of combinations isn't better. I don't call a $25K increase "bigger" when they also decrease the odds of winning by more than 300,000! I've done the math on this and in no way does it benefit the player. The overall payout is actually LESS now.
They could've easily raised the prize minimum without changing the matrix. Basically they're just finding an excuse to screw players.
It appears as though the privatization of State Lotteries eventually breeds a higher range of Lottery Game numbers. Now there's a GUARANTEE you can count on !
Just like what Illinois recently did. It takes forever to build up jackpots as there is really no extra money put into the pools. Just means less winners per year. If the payout has in fact decreased then NJ just hasn't learned. There are though two good things about New Jersey. They will soon have sports betting. That is a game that is truly beatable opposed to the lottery unless you are paying 100% + payback games betting into big carryovers. They also will have at the Meadowland HI 5 jackpot wager that will only have a takeout of 8%. You are better off buying some quick picks on that one oppposed to playing any NJ draw games. These lotto corporations just want to bleed you dry. There are better places to spend your entertainment dollar focusing on getting close to or even better than 100% paybacks. When this rolls over to a millon then play it. Don't waste your time until then.
Lol...
I know a whole bunch of people who are living on "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" because of sports betting - they lost about everything. I'll stick with lottery games, thanks.
It was never their intention to "help the players".
Scratch$,
Those in the gambling industry consider the only things that can be beat in the long run are poker and sports betting.
People that get clobbered constantly on sports are usually making 'heart bets' - favorite teams, home teams, etc.....
To win at sports you have to do better than 52.6% winners to overcome the vigorish.
People go nuts betting football where you lay 11 to win 10 and have to overcome the pointspread. In baseball all you have to do is pick the winner and underdogs win everyday.
OK, this is the straw that broke the camel's back.
Been playing the same #set for over 10 years and was afraid to miss a draw, never had more then 4/5
maybe you're in the camp that says: stop playing and those #s will come out,
well here they are starting 9/14/14
2-13-19-33-34
I have them tonight for the last time, course tomorrow it's a different game.
They been advertising the bigger starting JP for a while but did'nt say anything about the matrix,
I'll still play QPs when the JP gets big but that's all.
Seems they only want players that are attracted to big JPs and don't care about odds, Ok so be it.
Also it seems odd that they changed this game when the summer players are not around.
On the TxCash 5 game a person who wins the jackpot gets:
Not a lot of money, as you can see, no wonder that not many people play that game anymore.
wow that is indeed peanuts …they must leave still in the 1920's when a gallon of milk was 5cents ??
Monel, i sent some mail to you a while ago ,but your inbox was full..send me your email so i can write you my message.
thanks Grandmaster Fernando.
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The larger starting jackpot had to have something different with three additional numbers added to make it in reality a "new" game. Now we have 1-43 instead of 1-40. Just more birthday numbers and mirror combinations to pick from in the end.
Just because they added more numbers don't mean you have to play them
Keep the odds in your favor take out certain numbers and you increase you game already the reason i say this is because i read what a guy said online he has won 3 jackpots already and many many smaller prizes i think he knows what he talking about
The one reason NJ Pick Five game was changed was the numbers of folks hitting the jackpot and winning on a regular basis.
The jackpot for 9/19/14 is now $499K . Won't be surprised if it goes higher.
Ok,
now it's high enough for a QP
But I won't get one unless I make a trip to the store for something else.
I went to buy new rollers for the sliding door screen, but the hardware store don't sell lottery.
cause you know... it's always those players that buy on a whim...well seems like that.
Now it's back to a $75g starting JP, I won't play until it's at least $250g or so.
The state's site lists the JP winner at $267,134 there must have been 2 winners, the Jp was 499g thanks Gleno
So you see a $50g JP was enough for my dollar in a 5/40 game, but $75g is not enough in a 5/43 game.
The payout for PK 5 for 9/19 /14 is showing $267,134 for getting 5 out of 5 with two winners.
Was proven wrong once again, when thinking the extra three digits would make it harder to hit.
Those winning numbers were 05-08-16-28-29.
And getting 3 out of 5 does not guarantee getting a payout of $15.00. It only paid out $12.00 last night.
Congratulations to the winners.
OK, it's 298K tonight, so I bought a QP when I was getting beer.
There was another PK 5 winner last night, with over $300K prize.
pretty good numbers
06-26-27-29-38
02-06-09-17-19
I only had 2/5
no winner, but I only risked a buck this week,
I would play 7 days a week on the 5/40 game and not even get 2/5
It's all luck !