All 6 gone
top prizes of $250,000 — none left to win
Ticket price$10
Top prize$250,000
Launch odds1 in 4.06
Prizes remaining (all tiers)134,193
Est. tickets left
≈15%
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01933) with overall odds of 1 in 4.06 at launch. All 6 top prizes of $250,000 have been claimed — none are left to win. The biggest prize still out there is $20,000, with 2 unclaimed, and an estimated 15% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 134,193 prizes are still out there (it started with 898,200).
Most of the tickets for "$250,000 Crossword" have been sold. The game is near the end of its run. The key question is whether the tickets or the top prizes run out first. Right now, top prizes are going faster than tickets, which is not a good sign.
Tomorrow's count on "$250,000 Crossword" will be a little different. The game sells every day, and this page keeps track.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 0 gone | 6 |
| $20,000 | 2 | 10 |
| $1,000 | 2 | 24 |
| $525 | 156 | 1,196 |
| $500 | 166 | 1,207 |
| $225 | 199 | 1,465 |
| $150 | 309 | 2,373 |
| $130 | 345 | 2,728 |
| $100 | 2,643 | 20,351 |
| $50 | 17,657 | 133,667 |
| $30 | 12,094 | 91,154 |
| $25 | 5,102 | 36,465 |
| $20 | 34,238 | 243,121 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 61,280 | 364,433 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
All 6 top prizes of $250,000 have been claimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Oct 18, 2026. The biggest prize still unclaimed is $20,000, with 2 left — see the full table above for every tier.
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #01933 from the New Jersey Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.06, 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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