$250,000 Crossword New Jersey scratch-off #1965
$0.68 / $1$10 ticketTop prize $250,000
Return per $1 now
$0.68
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$6.80
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
667,436
of ~3,706,740 printed
Prizes remaining
18.0%
$4,541,360 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
14/14
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 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 25.0% | — |
| $525 | 1,224 | 1,034 | 190 | 15.5% | — |
| $500 | 1,227 | 1,021 | 206 | 16.8% | — |
| $225 | 1,484 | 1,240 | 244 | 16.4% | — |
| $150 | 2,394 | 1,986 | 408 | 17.0% | — |
| $130 | 2,781 | 2,351 | 430 | 15.5% | — |
| $100 | 27,163 | 22,764 | 4,399 | 16.2% | — |
| $50 | 143,220 | 119,563 | 23,657 | 16.5% | — |
| $30 | 100,841 | 84,099 | 16,742 | 16.6% | — |
| $25 | 43,279 | 35,969 | 7,310 | 16.9% | — |
| $20 | 247,135 | 204,769 | 42,366 | 17.1% | — |
| $10 | 370,636 | 297,083 | 73,553 | 19.8% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($4,541,360) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (667,436), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $6.80 per $10 ticket — $0.68 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $3.20 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: 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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