$250,000 Crossword
Last Updated: July 18, 2025
Game Info
Ticket Price
$10
State Lottery
NJ
Game Number
01886
Game Odds
Starting odds represent the probability of winning at the game's launch, while current odds are estimated based on remaining prizes. Cash odds refer specifically to the chances of winning a cash prize, whereas overall odds include all prize types (cash and non-cash). Current odds fluctuate as prizes are claimed.
Starting Odds
1 in 4.06
Current Odds
1 in 2.85
Odds Change
29.7%
Starting Cash Odds
1 in 4.06
Current Cash Odds
1 in 2.85
Cash Odds Change
29.7%
Game Payout
Percentage of ticket sales returned as prizes at launch vs. now, adjusting for claimed prizes. Change is in percentage points (pp), showing the shift over time.
Starting Payout
68.2%
Current Payout
81.0%
Payout Change
12.9pp
Prize Stats
Total prizes and prize pool value at launch vs. now, reflecting claimed prizes. % Remaining shows the proportion still available.
Starting Prizes
912,631
Remaining Prizes
92,895
% Remaining
10.2%
Starting Prize Pool
$25,253,215
Remaining Prize Pool
$2,147,615
% of Pool Remaining
8.5%
Tickets
Total printed tickets and estimated remaining count, calculated using lottery algorithms. % Remaining shows the share still in play.
At Release
3,702,760
Remaining
265,008
% Remaining
7.2%
| Prizes Prize category (e.g., free ticket or $100 cash) | Total Total number of prizes available when the game launched | Claimed Number of prizes that have been won and redeemed | Remaining Number of prizes not yet claimed. Prizes won but not yet redeemed are still counted here | % Remaining Percentage of total prizes still available to win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| $20,000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| $1,000 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4.2% |
| $525 | 1,229 | 1,130 | 99 | 8.1% |
| $500 | 1,242 | 1,132 | 110 | 8.9% |
| $225 | 1,485 | 1,361 | 124 | 8.4% |
| $150 | 2,422 | 2,246 | 176 | 7.3% |
| $130 | 2,771 | 2,553 | 218 | 7.9% |
| $100 | 20,668 | 18,942 | 1,726 | 8.4% |
| $50 | 135,813 | 124,593 | 11,220 | 8.3% |
| $30 | 92,614 | 84,832 | 7,782 | 8.4% |
| $25 | 37,057 | 33,653 | 3,404 | 9.2% |
| $20 | 247,014 | 224,565 | 22,449 | 9.1% |
| FREE TICKET | 370,276 | 324,690 | 45,586 | 12.3% |
| TOTALS | 912,631 | 819,736 | 92,895 | 10.2% |
| Prizes Prize category (e.g., free ticket or $100 cash) | Odds at Release Starting odds of winning this prize when the game launched | Odds Now Estimated current odds, adjusted for remaining prizes | Odds Change How the odds have shifted over time as prizes are claimed |
|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 617,360 | 1 in XXX | 0.0% |
| $20,000 | 1 in 370,416 | 1 in XXX | 0.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 154,340 | 1 in 265,009 | -71.7% |
| $525 | 1 in 3,014 | 1 in 2,677 | 11.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 2,982 | 1 in 2,409 | 19.2% |
| $225 | 1 in 2,494 | 1 in 2,137 | 14.3% |
| $150 | 1 in 1,529 | 1 in 1,506 | 1.5% |
| $130 | 1 in 1,337 | 1 in 1,216 | 9.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 179 | 1 in 154 | 14.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 27 | 1 in 24 | 12.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 40 | 1 in 34 | 14.9% |
| $25 | 1 in 100 | 1 in 78 | 22.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 15 | 1 in 12 | 21.3% |
| FREE TICKET | 1 in 10 | 1 in 6 | 41.9% |