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Crossword Bonanza New Jersey scratch-off #1976
$0.75 / $1$20 ticketTop prize $400,000
Return per $1 now
$0.75
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$14.99
vs $20 cost
Return at launch
$15.03
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 5.41
win more than the $20 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,623,967
of ~2,470,980 printed
Prizes remaining
65.7%
$24,342,780 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
12/12
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
2
$400,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% | — |
| $25,000 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 60.0% | — |
| $2,000 | 104 | 36 | 68 | 65.4% | — |
| $500 | 8,254 | 2,821 | 5,433 | 65.8% | — |
| $200 | 11,350 | 3,952 | 7,398 | 65.2% | — |
| $150 | 12,789 | 4,433 | 8,356 | 65.3% | — |
| $100 | 69,990 | 24,241 | 45,749 | 65.4% | — |
| $80 | 25,126 | 8,658 | 16,468 | 65.5% | — |
| $60 | 20,591 | 7,072 | 13,519 | 65.7% | — |
| $50 | 123,549 | 42,788 | 80,761 | 65.4% | — |
| $30 | 185,335 | 63,832 | 121,503 | 65.6% | — |
| $20 | 247,075 | 83,542 | 163,533 | 66.2% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($24,342,780) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,623,967), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $14.99 per $20 ticket — $0.75 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $5.01 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~2,470,980 tickets).
Data source
- Source: New Jersey Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Sep 16, 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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