1 of 6
top prizes of $250,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$250,000
Launch odds1 in 3.94
Prizes remaining (all tiers)93,683
Est. tickets left
≈10%
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01965) with a top prize of $250,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.94 at launch. 5 of 6 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 10% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 93,683 prizes are still out there (it started with 941,424).
Some games are best understood one row of the table at a time. On "$250,000 Crossword" right now, the most common win still waiting is a free ticket — 44,342 of them on the board — plus two prizes of $20,000 sitting just under the top end. The full count, top to bottom, is right below. All of it comes straight from official New Jersey lottery numbers, current through September 1.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 | 6 |
| $20,000 | 2 | 10 |
| $1,000 | 5 | 24 |
| $525 | 85 | 1,224 |
| $500 | 108 | 1,227 |
| $225 | 130 | 1,484 |
| $150 | 205 | 2,394 |
| $130 | 207 | 2,781 |
| $100 | 2,183 | 27,163 |
| $50 | 11,827 | 143,220 |
| $30 | 8,417 | 100,841 |
| $25 | 3,841 | 43,279 |
| $20 | 22,330 | 247,135 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 44,342 | 370,636 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
1 of the 6 top prizes of $250,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #01965 from the New Jersey Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.94, 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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