1 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)324,175
Est. tickets left
≈11%
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01953) with a top prize of $20,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.89 at launch. 19 of 20 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 11% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 324,175 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,858,730).
Before the daily numbers, the bones: eight prize levels on this board, topping out at $20,000, with the money leaning toward steady little hits. Games shaped like this tend to pay out in small, steady doses instead of rare big hits. The bones don't change — everything else on this page does. The numbers get re-crunched every morning, and this page moves with them.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 | 20 |
| $5,000 | 1 | 22 |
| $500 | 5 | 46 |
| $100 | 2,627 | 32,466 |
| $25 | 33,904 | 419,734 |
| $10 | 50,531 | 587,648 |
| $5 | 83,757 | 839,166 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 153,349 | 979,628 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
1 of the 20 top prizes of $20,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off. It is game #01953 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 Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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