Crossword (Game #1953)New Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The New Jersey Lottery sells Crossword (Game #1953) as a $3 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $20,000 prize now runs about 1 in 1,302,901 by our estimate, against 1 in 698,960 at launch. At 1 in 4.89, its overall odds are the longest of New Jersey's 3 $3 games. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 9% of prizes remain.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 699K at launch, about 1 in 1.3M now. The $20,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
- A leaner 20% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.89), below most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 699,540 | 20 | 1 | 5% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 635,945 | 22 | 1 | 5% |
| $500 | 1 in 304,148 | 46 | 4 | 9% |
| $100 | 1 in 431 | 32,466 | 1,934 | 6% |
| $25 | 1 in 33 | 419,734 | 25,235 | 6% |
| $10 | 1 in 24 | 587,648 | 38,482 | 7% |
| $5 | 1 in 17 | 839,166 | 66,687 | 8% |
| $3 | 1 in 14 | 979,628 | 134,098 | 14% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since April 6, when our records for it began, 19 $20,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on May 16.
- May 16, 20261 claimed · 1 left
- May 9, 20261 claimed · 2 left
- May 2, 20261 claimed · 3 left
- April 25, 20262 claimed · 4 left
- April 20, 20262 claimed · 6 left
- April 13, 202612 claimed · 8 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week.
From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
Game Details
- State
- New Jersey
- Game Number
- 1953
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 12/10/2025
- Payout %
- 65.0%
- Data Source
- State lottery
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $3 ticket in New Jersey
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossword | 41 | 1 in 4.89 | 65.0% | $20K · 17 | 2.4% |
| LOTERIA | 35 | 1 in 4.10 | 65.0% | $30K · 1 | 2.4% |
| Crossword (Game #1953) (this game) | 4 | 1 in 4.89 | 65.0% | $20K · 1 | 0.2% |
Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.