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

1 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 199,761.

What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword Bonanza?

1 in 4.51 today, compared with 1 in 3.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.51, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.92.

Is Crossword Bonanza worth buying?

Its current payout is 60.7% ($12.14 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 199,761 of roughly 2,374,620 printed tickets are unsold (91.6% 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 August 21, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until August 4, 2027.

Crossword Bonanza — $20 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01935

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched August 21, 2025 · no longer on sale, claim by August 4, 2027

Crossword Bonanza New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Crossword Bonanza (#01935) is a $20 New Jersey scratch-off launched on August 21, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 67 active games on current payout (60.7%, $12.14 expected back per ticket) and #— of 10 $20 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.51) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 199,761). Since launch the payout has fallen 11.4 points (72.1% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 26.5% (1 in 3.56 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $400,000 remain, and we estimate 199,761 tickets are still unsold (91.6% 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 August 4, 2027.

Current payout

60.7%

72.1% at launch

Expected value

$12.14

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.51

1 in 3.56 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.51

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.92

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 28,537

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 3

$400,000 each

Tickets remaining

8.4%

≈ 199,761 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, 44,299 of 666,368 prizes (6.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$400,000	1 in 791,540	1 in 199,761	3	2	1	33.3%
$25,000	1 in 118,731	1 in 99,881	20	18	2	10.0%
$2,000	1 in 23,986	1 in 49,940	99	95	4	4.0%
$500	1 in 299.9	1 in 441.9	7,918	7,466	452	5.7%
$200	1 in 385.9	1 in 634.2	6,154	5,839	315	5.1%
$150	1 in 194.1	1 in 293.8	12,232	11,552	680	5.6%
$100	1 in 38.4	1 in 58.7	61,846	58,444	3,402	5.5%
$80	1 in 98.6	1 in 144.5	24,093	22,711	1,382	5.7%
$60	1 in 119.9	1 in 168.6	19,809	18,624	1,185	6.0%
$50	1 in 20.0	1 in 29.0	118,731	111,831	6,900	5.8%
$30	1 in 13.3	1 in 18.3	178,192	167,286	10,906	6.1%
FREE $20 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.5	237,271	218,201	19,070	8.0%
All prizes	1 in 3.56	1 in 4.51	666,368	622,069	44,299	6.6%

How Crossword Bonanza has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Crossword Bonanza. 40 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 28, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 87 remain.
September 27, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 88 remain.
September 26, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 89 remain.
September 25, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 90 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 92 remain.
September 15, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 93 remain.
September 14, 2025: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
September 14, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 94 remain.
September 13, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 95 remain.
September 11, 2025: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 18 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 96 remain.
September 4, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 97 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?: 1 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 199,761.
What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword Bonanza?: 1 in 4.51 today, compared with 1 in 3.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.51, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.92.
Is Crossword Bonanza worth buying?: Its current payout is 60.7% ($12.14 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 199,761 of roughly 2,374,620 printed tickets are unsold (91.6% 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 August 21, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until August 4, 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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