How many $400,000 prizes are left in Crossword Bonanza?

2 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 128,298.

What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword Bonanza?

1 in 5.64 today, compared with 1 in 3.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.64, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 9.83.

Is Crossword Bonanza worth buying?

Its current payout is 55.8% ($11.16 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative today is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 76.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Crossword Bonanza tickets are left?

We estimate 256,597 of roughly 2,417,080 printed tickets are unsold (89.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Crossword Bonanza launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on March 21, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.

Crossword Bonanza — $20 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01905

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched March 21, 2025 · no longer on sale, claim by February 3, 2027

Crossword Bonanza New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Crossword Bonanza (#01905) is a $20 New Jersey scratch-off launched on March 21, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (55.8%, $11.16 expected back per ticket) and #— of 10 $20 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 5.64) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 128,298). Since launch the payout has fallen 16.2 points (72.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 58.2% (1 in 3.56 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $400,000 remain, and we estimate 256,597 tickets are still unsold (89.4% sold). Crossword Bonanza is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.

Current payout

55.8%

72.0% at launch

Expected value

$11.16

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 5.64

1 in 3.56 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 5.64

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 9.83

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 36,657

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 3

$400,000 each

Tickets remaining

10.6%

≈ 256,597 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Crossword Bonanza, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 45,505 of 678,263 prizes (6.7%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$400,000	1 in 805,693	1 in 128,298	3	1	2	66.7%
$25,000	1 in 120,854	—	20	20	0	0.0%
$2,000	1 in 24,171	1 in 51,319	100	95	5	5.0%
$500	1 in 299.8	1 in 528.0	8,061	7,575	486	6.0%
$200	1 in 388.6	1 in 671.7	6,220	5,838	382	6.1%
$150	1 in 193.2	1 in 342.1	12,512	11,762	750	6.0%
$100	1 in 38.5	1 in 71.8	62,850	59,276	3,574	5.7%
$80	1 in 98.6	1 in 179.7	24,519	23,091	1,428	5.8%
$60	1 in 119.9	1 in 212.1	20,166	18,956	1,210	6.0%
$50	1 in 20.0	1 in 36.4	120,854	113,800	7,054	5.8%
$30	1 in 13.3	1 in 22.9	181,312	170,101	11,211	6.2%
FREE $20 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 10.0	1 in 13.2	241,646	222,243	19,403	8.0%
All prizes	1 in 3.56	1 in 5.64	678,263	632,758	45,505	6.7%

How Crossword Bonanza has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Crossword Bonanza. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 11, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
September 5, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
September 4, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
September 3, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
September 1, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 11 remain.
August 31, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
August 30, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
August 29, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
August 27, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
August 25, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.

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

Crossword Bonanza: common questions

How many $400,000 prizes are left in Crossword Bonanza?: 2 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 128,298.
What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword Bonanza?: 1 in 5.64 today, compared with 1 in 3.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.64, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 9.83.
Is Crossword Bonanza worth buying?: Its current payout is 55.8% ($11.16 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative today is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 76.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Crossword Bonanza tickets are left?: We estimate 256,597 of roughly 2,417,080 printed tickets are unsold (89.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Crossword Bonanza launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on March 21, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until February 3, 2027.

Other $20 New Jersey scratch-offs

Black Opal 7's — 76.0% payout, 1 in 4.00 any prize
Crossword Bonanza — 75.7% payout, 1 in 3.47 any prize
$1 Million Premier Ca$h — 74.5% payout, 1 in 3.74 any prize
100X — 74.4% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
$100 Million Diamond Dazzler — 73.9% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize

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