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

1 of 3 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 235,943.

What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword Bonanza?

1 in 4.70 today, compared with 1 in 3.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 8.18, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 8.10.

Is Crossword Bonanza worth buying?

Its current payout is 58.2% ($11.64 back per $20 ticket), rank #66 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative today is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Crossword Bonanza tickets are left?

We estimate 235,943 of roughly 2,353,160 printed tickets are unsold (90.0% 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 February 4, 2026. It is still on sale.

Crossword Bonanza — $20 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01955

Data captured September 22, 2026 · launched February 4, 2026

Crossword Bonanza New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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Crossword Bonanza (#01955) is a $20 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 4, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #66 of 67 active games on current payout (58.2%, $11.64 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 10 $20 games, #53 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.70) and #8 on top-prize odds (1 in 235,943). Since launch the payout has fallen 13.9 points (72.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 24.2% (1 in 3.56 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $400,000 remain, and we estimate 235,943 tickets are still unsold (90.0% sold). That is below average for New Jersey; the New Jersey ranking lists show better payouts, including at $20.

Current payout

58.2%

72.2% at launch

Expected value

$11.64

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.70

1 in 3.56 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 8.18

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.10

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 13,879

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 3

$400,000 each

Tickets remaining

10.0%

≈ 235,943 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, 50,182 of 660,445 prizes (7.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$400,000	1 in 784,387	1 in 235,943	3	2	1	33.3%
$25,000	1 in 117,658	1 in 117,971	20	18	2	10.0%
$2,000	1 in 23,769	1 in 16,853	99	85	14	14.1%
$500	1 in 299.7	1 in 448.6	7,852	7,326	526	6.7%
$200	1 in 385.4	1 in 571.3	6,106	5,693	413	6.8%
$150	1 in 193.9	1 in 279.9	12,136	11,293	843	6.9%
$100	1 in 38.4	1 in 59.0	61,242	57,240	4,002	6.5%
$80	1 in 98.7	1 in 154.6	23,835	22,309	1,526	6.4%
$60	1 in 119.7	1 in 179.8	19,665	18,353	1,312	6.7%
$50	1 in 20.0	1 in 29.5	117,658	109,649	8,009	6.8%
$30	1 in 13.3	1 in 18.9	176,461	163,964	12,497	7.1%
FREE $20 TICKETfree ticket	1 in 10.00	1 in 11.2	235,368	214,331	21,037	8.9%
All prizes	1 in 3.56	1 in 4.70	660,445	610,263	50,182	7.6%

How Crossword Bonanza has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Crossword Bonanza. 16 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 13, 2026: 2 $400,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 13, 2026: 18 $25,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 13, 2026: 85 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 14 remain.
September 12, 2026: 2 $400,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 12, 2026: 18 $25,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 12, 2026: 85 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 14 remain.
September 10, 2026: 2 $400,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 10, 2026: 18 $25,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 10, 2026: 85 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 14 remain.
September 9, 2026: 2 $400,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 9, 2026: 18 $25,000 prizes were claimed; 2 remain.
September 9, 2026: 85 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 14 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 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 235,943.
What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword Bonanza?: 1 in 4.70 today, compared with 1 in 3.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 8.18, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 8.10.
Is Crossword Bonanza worth buying?: Its current payout is 58.2% ($11.64 back per $20 ticket), rank #66 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative today is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Crossword Bonanza tickets are left?: We estimate 235,943 of roughly 2,353,160 printed tickets are unsold (90.0% 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 February 4, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $20 New Jersey scratch-offs

Black Opal 7's — 75.9% payout, 1 in 4.01 any prize
Crossword Bonanza — 75.0% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize
$1 Million Premier Ca$h — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize
100X — 73.7% payout, 1 in 4.02 any prize
$100 Million Diamond Dazzler — 73.5% payout, 1 in 3.92 any prize

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