$250,000 Crossword New Jersey scratch-off #1886
$0.57 / $1$10 ticketTop prize $250,000
Return per $1 now
$0.57
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$5.69
vs $10 cost
Return at launch
$6.82
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6.83
win more than the $10 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
367,522
of ~3,704,160 printed
Prizes remaining
9.9%
$2,091,095 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
12/14
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
0
$250,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $20,000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4.2% | — |
| $525 | 1,229 | 1,133 | 96 | 7.8% | — |
| $500 | 1,242 | 1,135 | 107 | 8.6% | — |
| $225 | 1,485 | 1,364 | 121 | 8.1% | — |
| $150 | 2,422 | 2,251 | 171 | 7.1% | — |
| $130 | 2,771 | 2,559 | 212 | 7.7% | — |
| $100 | 20,668 | 18,989 | 1,679 | 8.1% | — |
| $50 | 135,813 | 124,878 | 10,935 | 8.1% | — |
| $30 | 92,614 | 85,057 | 7,557 | 8.2% | — |
| $25 | 37,057 | 33,751 | 3,306 | 8.9% | — |
| $20 | 247,014 | 225,204 | 21,810 | 8.8% | — |
| $10 | 370,276 | 325,721 | 44,555 | 12.0% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($2,091,095) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (367,522), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $5.69 per $10 ticket — $0.57 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $4.31 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~3,704,160 tickets).
Data source
- Source: New Jersey Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Aug 2, 2026
Prize data may be delayed or incomplete; prizes may be claimed between state updates. This page is informational, not gambling advice.
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