2 of 20
top prizes of $20,000 still out there
Ticket price$3
Top prize$20,000
Launch odds1 in 4.89
Prizes remaining (all tiers)212,546
Est. tickets left
≈7%
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01918) with a top prize of $20,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.89 at launch. 18 of 20 top prizes are gone, 2 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 7% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 212,546 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,903,675).
"Crossword" has two of twenty top prizes left and is in the last part of its run. Most of the tickets are already sold. As a game goes on, the same prizes are spread across fewer tickets. Right now, the top prizes and the tickets are going at about the same pace.
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| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 2 | 20 |
| $5,000 | 1 | 22 |
| $500 | 1 | 46 |
| $100 | 1,224 | 33,042 |
| $25 | 16,936 | 426,291 |
| $10 | 26,791 | 596,929 |
| $5 | 50,304 | 852,214 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 117,287 | 995,111 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
2 of the 20 top prizes of $20,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off. It is game #01918 from the New Jersey Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.89, 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 Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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