2 of 3
top prizes of $400,000 still out there
Ticket price$20
Top prize$400,000
Launch odds1 in 3.56
Prizes remaining (all tiers)45,507
Est. tickets left
≈7%
Crossword Bonanza is a $20 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01905) with a top prize of $400,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.56 at launch. 1 of 3 top prizes is gone, 2 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 7% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 45,507 prizes are still out there (it started with 678,263).
Two games can cost the same, promise the same top prize, and still be totally different animals. "Crossword Bonanza" is a grinder — it pays out lots of smaller prizes instead of a few monsters — about two-thirds of its unclaimed prize money sits in wins under $2,000, with the rest stacked up top. Neither style is "better." They're just built for different players. Every line of Crossword Bonanza's prize table below is today's tally, not last month's.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | 2 | 3 |
| $25,000 | 0 gone | 20 |
| $2,000 | 6 | 100 |
| $500 | 486 | 8,061 |
| $200 | 382 | 6,220 |
| $150 | 750 | 12,512 |
| $100 | 3,574 | 62,850 |
| $80 | 1,429 | 24,519 |
| $60 | 1,210 | 20,166 |
| $50 | 7,054 | 120,854 |
| $30 | 11,211 | 181,312 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 19,403 | 241,646 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
2 of the 3 top prizes of $400,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Crossword Bonanza is a $20 scratch-off. It is game #01905 from the New Jersey Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.56, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data, last refreshed on Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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