Crossword — $3 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01918
Crossword (#01918) was a $3 New Jersey scratch-off launched on April 16, 2025. Its final figures, from September 22, 2026, were 59.0% payout ($1.77 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.89 for any prize and 1 in 414,231 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 6.0 points (65.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 25.8% (1 in 4.89 at launch). 2 of 20 top prizes of $20,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 94.2% of its tickets had sold. Crossword is no longer on sale in New Jersey; the figures below are final as of September 22, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until May 5, 2027.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Crossword, 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, 212,918 of 2,903,675 prizes (7.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 710,505 | 1 in 414,231 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 10.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 645,914 | 1 in 828,463 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 308,915 | 1 in 828,463 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 2.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 430.1 | 1 in 673.5 | 33,042 | 31,812 | 1,230 | 3.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 48.8 | 426,291 | 409,316 | 16,975 | 4.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 23.8 | 1 in 30.8 | 596,929 | 570,068 | 26,861 | 4.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 16.4 | 852,214 | 801,785 | 50,429 | 5.9% |
| FREE $3 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 7.06 | 995,111 | 877,692 | 117,419 | 11.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.89 | 1 in 3.89 | 2,903,675 | 2,690,757 | 212,918 | 7.3% |
How Crossword has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 24, 2025: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
- September 17, 2025: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
- September 5, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
- August 30, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
- August 21, 2025: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
- August 14, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
- August 10, 2025: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
- August 1, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- July 29, 2025: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
- July 25, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
Crossword: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Crossword?
- 2 of 20 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 414,231.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword?
- 1 in 3.89 today, compared with 1 in 4.89 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.41, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 8.68.
- Is Crossword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 59.0% ($1.77 back per $3 ticket), rank #— of 67 in New Jersey. The best $3 alternative today is Crossword (#01953, $3) at 66.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Crossword tickets are left?
- We estimate 828,463 of roughly 14,210,100 printed tickets are unsold (94.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until May 5, 2027.