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Crossword New Jersey scratch-off #1953
$0.50 / $1$3 ticketTop prize $20,000
Return per $1 now
$0.50
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.51
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 7.45
win more than the $3 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,283,159
of ~13,990,800 printed
Prizes remaining
9.2%
$1,931,665 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
8/8
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 | 21 | 1 | 4.5% | — |
| $500 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 8.7% | — |
| $100 | 32,466 | 30,584 | 1,882 | 5.8% | — |
| $25 | 419,734 | 395,134 | 24,600 | 5.9% | — |
| $10 | 587,648 | 550,004 | 37,644 | 6.4% | — |
| $5 | 839,166 | 773,736 | 65,430 | 7.8% | — |
| $3 | 979,628 | 847,003 | 132,625 | 13.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($1,931,665) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,283,159), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.51 per $3 ticket — $0.50 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.49 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~13,990,800 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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