Crossword New Jersey scratch-off #1862
$0.47 / $1$3 ticketTop prize $20,000
Return per $1 now
$0.47
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.40
vs $3 cost
Return at launch
$1.95
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 7.44
win more than the $3 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,057,285
of ~13,986,400 printed
Prizes remaining
7.6%
$1,480,788 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
7/8
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$20,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5.0% | — |
| $5,000 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $500 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 8.7% | — |
| $100 | 32,552 | 31,295 | 1,257 | 3.9% | — |
| $25 | 419,606 | 401,870 | 17,736 | 4.2% | — |
| $10 | 587,430 | 559,497 | 27,933 | 4.8% | — |
| $5 | 839,024 | 787,507 | 51,517 | 6.1% | — |
| $3 | 979,194 | 861,603 | 117,591 | 12.0% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($1,480,788) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,057,285), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.40 per $3 ticket — $0.47 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.60 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~13,986,400 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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