Crossword Xtreme New Jersey scratch-off #1981
$0.76 / $1$30 ticketTop prize $600,000
Return per $1 now
$0.76
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$22.81
vs $30 cost
Return at launch
$22.72
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
—
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 5.15
win more than the $30 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,658,765
of ~1,811,300 printed
Prizes remaining
91.6%
$37,839,015 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
11/11
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
3
$600,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $600,000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | — |
| $25,000 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 88.9% | — |
| $2,000 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 95.2% | — |
| $500 | 8,370 | 655 | 7,715 | 92.2% | — |
| $250 | 13,535 | 1,134 | 12,401 | 91.6% | — |
| $200 | 13,623 | 1,174 | 12,449 | 91.4% | — |
| $150 | 31,718 | 2,719 | 28,999 | 91.4% | — |
| $100 | 72,527 | 6,174 | 66,353 | 91.5% | — |
| $75 | 30,454 | 2,537 | 27,917 | 91.7% | — |
| $50 | 181,130 | 15,218 | 165,912 | 91.6% | — |
| $30 | 181,130 | 15,232 | 165,898 | 91.6% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($37,839,015) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,658,765), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $22.81 per $30 ticket — $0.76 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $7.19 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the New Jersey Lottery published print run (~1,811,300 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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