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Crossword New Jersey scratch-off #1980
$0.64 / $1$3 ticketTop prize $20,000
Return per $1 now
$0.64
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.93
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
10,773,637
of ~14,053,400 printed
Prizes remaining
76.7%
$20,838,945 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
8/8
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
14
$20,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 70.0% | — |
| $5,000 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 77.3% | — |
| $500 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 76.1% | — |
| $100 | 32,645 | 7,910 | 24,735 | 75.8% | — |
| $25 | 421,589 | 102,046 | 319,543 | 75.8% | — |
| $10 | 590,267 | 142,318 | 447,949 | 75.9% | — |
| $5 | 843,226 | 199,427 | 643,799 | 76.3% | — |
| $3 | 983,729 | 218,434 | 765,295 | 77.8% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($20,838,945) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (10,773,637), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.93 per $3 ticket — $0.64 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.07 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~14,053,400 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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