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$250,000 Crossword New Jersey scratch-off #1965
$0.67 / $1$10 ticketTop prize $250,000
Return per $1 now
$0.67
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$6.75
vs $10 cost
Return at launch
$7.19
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6.49
win more than the $10 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
302,304
of ~3,706,740 printed
Prizes remaining
8.2%
$2,040,310 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
13/14
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$250,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | — |
| $20,000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 12.5% | — |
| $525 | 1,224 | 1,159 | 65 | 5.3% | — |
| $500 | 1,227 | 1,143 | 84 | 6.8% | — |
| $225 | 1,484 | 1,383 | 101 | 6.8% | — |
| $150 | 2,394 | 2,231 | 163 | 6.8% | — |
| $130 | 2,781 | 2,618 | 163 | 5.9% | — |
| $100 | 27,163 | 25,476 | 1,687 | 6.2% | — |
| $50 | 143,220 | 133,889 | 9,331 | 6.5% | — |
| $30 | 100,841 | 94,250 | 6,591 | 6.5% | — |
| $25 | 43,279 | 40,213 | 3,066 | 7.1% | — |
| $20 | 247,135 | 229,339 | 17,796 | 7.2% | — |
| $10 | 370,636 | 332,909 | 37,727 | 10.2% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($2,040,310) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (302,304), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $6.75 per $10 ticket — $0.67 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $3.25 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~3,706,740 tickets).
Data source
- Source: New Jersey Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Oct 31, 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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