Can I still buy $250,000 Crossword?

No. Its sales ended on February 18, 2026. It launched on August 27, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.

When is the last day to claim a prize on $250,000 Crossword?

August 4, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $250,000 prizes are still unclaimed in $250,000 Crossword?

0 of 6, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). Every top prize has been claimed.

How many $250,000 Crossword prizes are unclaimed in all?

134,162 of 898,200, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

$250,000 Crossword — $10 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01933

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:10 UTC · launched August 27, 2025 · sales ended, claim by August 4, 2027

$250,000 Crossword New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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$250,000 Crossword (#01933) is a $10 New Jersey scratch-off launched on August 27, 2025 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on February 18, 2026. Winning tickets can be claimed until August 4, 2027; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 0 of 6 top prizes of $250,000 are still unclaimed, and 134,162 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the New Jersey scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by

August 4, 2027

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

February 18, 2026

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

0 of 6

$250,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

134,162

of 898,200 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$3,277,315

at face value, all tiers

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in $250,000 Crossword and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 134,162 of 898,200 prizes (14.9%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$250,000	6	6	0	0.0%
$20,000	10	8	2	20.0%
$1,000	24	22	2	8.3%
$525	1,196	1,040	156	13.0%
$500	1,207	1,041	166	13.8%
$225	1,465	1,266	199	13.6%
$150	2,373	2,064	309	13.0%
$130	2,728	2,383	345	12.6%
$100	20,351	17,709	2,642	13.0%
$50	133,667	116,012	17,655	13.2%
$30	91,154	79,064	12,090	13.3%
$25	36,465	31,363	5,102	14.0%
$20	243,121	208,891	34,230	14.1%
FREE TICKETfree ticket	364,433	303,169	61,264	16.8%
All prizes	898,200	764,038	134,162	14.9%

How $250,000 Crossword has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $250,000 Crossword. 81 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$250,000 Crossword: common questions

Can I still buy $250,000 Crossword?: No. Its sales ended on February 18, 2026. It launched on August 27, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on $250,000 Crossword?: August 4, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $250,000 prizes are still unclaimed in $250,000 Crossword?: 0 of 6, in the last figures New Jersey published (October 25, 2026). Every top prize has been claimed.
How many $250,000 Crossword prizes are unclaimed in all?: 134,162 of 898,200, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

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