New Jersey · Game #01981 · Updated Sep 1, 2026

Crossword Xtreme $30 New Jersey Scratch-Off: Prizes Remaining

Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off from the New Jersey Lottery (game #01981) with a top prize of $600,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.4 at launch. All 3 top prizes are still unclaimed and an estimated 77% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 407,615 prizes are still out there (it started with 532,520).

Crossword Xtreme New Jersey scratch-off ticket
3 of 3
top prizes of $600,000 still out there
Ticket price$30
Top prize$600,000
Launch odds1 in 3.4
Prizes remaining (all tiers)407,615
Est. tickets left ≈77%

The daily read · Sep 1, 2026

Reading the board, line by line

Skip the headlines and read the board itself: the most common win still out there on "Crossword Xtreme" is $50, and the second-biggest prize left is $25,000 — eight of those are still unclaimed. A scratcher IS its prize table, and this page keeps the whole thing counted, level by level. Neither build is better — grinders and jackpot-chasers are just different games in the same wrapper. That's the free read on "Crossword Xtreme" for today — every number behind it is on this page.

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Full prize table

PrizeStill out thereStarted with
$600,000 3
3
$25,000 8
9
$2,000 17
21
$500 6,468
8,370
$250 10,398
13,535
$200 10,439
13,623
$150 24,244
31,718
$100 55,390
72,527
$75 23,272
30,454
$50 138,720
181,130
🎟️ Free Ticket 138,656
181,130
🔒 Is this one still worth buying? Ticket value, SmartScratcher Score, and best-in-state rankings for Crossword Xtreme are in the app.

Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.

Quick answers

How many top prizes are left on Crossword Xtreme in New Jersey?

3 of the 3 top prizes of $600,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New Jersey lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.

How much does a Crossword Xtreme ticket cost?

Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off. It is game #01981 from the New Jersey Lottery.

What are the odds of winning on Crossword Xtreme?

The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.4, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.

How fresh is this data?

Prize counts come straight from official New Jersey lottery data, last refreshed on Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.

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