17 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)2,335,877
Est. tickets left
≈81%
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01980) with a top prize of $20,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.89 at launch. 3 of 20 top prizes are gone, 17 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 81% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 2,335,877 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,871,544).
"Crossword" is down to seventeen top prizes after a $20,000 winner was claimed last week. The game started with twenty top prizes. Know that before you buy, because a change in top prizes changes the whole game.
Everything above about "Crossword" comes from the New Jersey Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 17 | 20 |
| $5,000 | 19 | 22 |
| $500 | 36 | 46 |
| $100 | 26,333 | 32,645 |
| $25 | 340,048 | 421,589 |
| $10 | 476,484 | 590,267 |
| $5 | 683,704 | 843,226 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 809,236 | 983,729 |
Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
17 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 #01980 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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