1 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)52,605
Est. tickets left
≈8%
Crossword Bonanza is a $20 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01955) with a top prize of $400,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.56 at launch. 2 of 3 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 8% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 52,605 prizes are still out there (it started with 660,445).
Skip the headlines and read the board itself: the most common win still out there on "Crossword Bonanza" is a free ticket, and the second-biggest prize left is $25,000 — three of those are still unclaimed. A scratcher IS its prize table, and this page keeps the whole thing counted, level by level. All of it comes straight from official New Jersey lottery numbers, current through September 1.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | 1 | 3 |
| $25,000 | 3 | 20 |
| $2,000 | 16 | 99 |
| $500 | 564 | 7,852 |
| $200 | 439 | 6,106 |
| $150 | 889 | 12,136 |
| $100 | 4,256 | 61,242 |
| $80 | 1,611 | 23,835 |
| $60 | 1,393 | 19,665 |
| $50 | 8,439 | 117,658 |
| $30 | 13,116 | 176,461 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 21,878 | 235,368 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
1 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 #01955 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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