How many $250,000 prizes are left in $250,000 Crossword?

1 of 6 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 335,551.

What are the odds of winning anything on $250,000 Crossword?

1 in 3.87 today, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.87, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.43.

Is $250,000 Crossword worth buying?

Its current payout is 69.4% ($6.94 back per $10 ticket), rank #32 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $10 alternative today is Disco Dollarfest (#01951, $10) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $250,000 Crossword tickets are left?

We estimate 335,551 of roughly 3,706,740 printed tickets are unsold (90.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $250,000 Crossword launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on February 18, 2026. It is still on sale.

$250,000 Crossword — $10 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01965

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched February 18, 2026

$250,000 Crossword New Jersey scratch-off ticket

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$250,000 Crossword (#01965) is a $10 New Jersey scratch-off launched on February 18, 2026. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #32 of 67 active games on current payout (69.4%, $6.94 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 14 $10 games, #18 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.87) and #9 on top-prize odds (1 in 335,551). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.6 points (71.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.7% (1 in 3.94 at launch). 1 of 6 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 335,551 tickets are still unsold (90.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

69.4%

71.9% at launch

Expected value

$6.94

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.87

1 in 3.94 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.87

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.43

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 67,110

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 6

$250,000 each

Tickets remaining

9.1%

≈ 335,551 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $250,000 Crossword, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 86,726 of 941,424 prizes (9.2%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$250,000	1 in 617,790	1 in 335,551	6	5	1	16.7%
$20,000	1 in 370,674	1 in 335,551	10	9	1	10.0%
$1,000	1 in 154,448	1 in 111,850	24	21	3	12.5%
$525	1 in 3,028	1 in 4,194	1,224	1,144	80	6.5%
$500	1 in 3,021	1 in 3,389	1,227	1,128	99	8.1%
$225	1 in 2,498	1 in 2,893	1,484	1,368	116	7.8%
$150	1 in 1,548	1 in 1,721	2,394	2,199	195	8.1%
$130	1 in 1,333	1 in 1,757	2,781	2,590	191	6.9%
$100	1 in 136.5	1 in 167.8	27,163	25,163	2,000	7.4%
$50	1 in 25.9	1 in 31.1	143,220	132,424	10,796	7.5%
$30	1 in 36.8	1 in 43.8	100,841	93,175	7,666	7.6%
$25	1 in 85.6	1 in 95.4	43,279	39,763	3,516	8.1%
$20	1 in 15.0	1 in 16.4	247,135	226,656	20,479	8.3%
FREE TICKETfree ticket	1 in 10.0	1 in 8.07	370,636	329,053	41,583	11.2%
All prizes	1 in 3.94	1 in 3.87	941,424	854,698	86,726	9.2%

How $250,000 Crossword has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $250,000 Crossword. 6 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 12, 2026: 5 $250,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 12, 2026: 9 $20,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 12, 2026: 21 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 3 remain.
September 11, 2026: 5 $250,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 11, 2026: 9 $20,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 11, 2026: 21 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 3 remain.
September 10, 2026: 5 $250,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 10, 2026: 9 $20,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 10, 2026: 21 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 3 remain.
September 9, 2026: 5 $250,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 9, 2026: 9 $20,000 prizes were claimed; 1 remain.
September 9, 2026: 21 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 3 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$250,000 Crossword: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in $250,000 Crossword?: 1 of 6 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 335,551.
What are the odds of winning anything on $250,000 Crossword?: 1 in 3.87 today, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.87, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.43.
Is $250,000 Crossword worth buying?: Its current payout is 69.4% ($6.94 back per $10 ticket), rank #32 of 67 in New Jersey. The best $10 alternative today is Disco Dollarfest (#01951, $10) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $250,000 Crossword tickets are left?: We estimate 335,551 of roughly 3,706,740 printed tickets are unsold (90.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $250,000 Crossword launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on February 18, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $10 New Jersey scratch-offs

Disco Dollarfest — 75.9% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
$1,000,000 Spectacular — 73.4% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize
Cash Fever — 72.9% payout, 1 in 3.87 any prize
Ruby 7's — 72.0% payout, 1 in 4.08 any prize
$250,000 Crossword — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize

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