$250,000 Crossword ticket

New Jersey scratch game #01996

$250,000 Crossword

Estimated payout today

$0.73 back per $1

When it launched: $0.72. Better now by $0.01

Ticket price
$10
Top prize
$250,000
Top prizes left
5 of 6
Chance of winning anything
—
Tickets printed
about 3,668,190
On sale since
August 4, 2026

Prizes

Prize Printed Left Odds at launch
$250,000 6 5 1 in 611,365
$20,000 10 6 1 in 366,819
$1,000 24 17 1 in 152,841
$525 1,199 753 1 in 3,059
$500 1,205 758 1 in 3,044
$225 1,470 935 1 in 2,495
$150 2,389 1,552 1 in 1,535
$130 2,754 1,762 1 in 1,332
$100 26,898 17,289 1 in 136
$50 141,784 90,963 1 in 25.87
$30 99,685 64,018 1 in 36.80
$25 42,780 27,634 1 in 85.75
$20 244,562 157,639 1 in 15
FREE TICKET 366,787 240,355 1 in 10

How we work this out

Based on how many prizes are still unclaimed at every prize level.

Every scratch game prints a set number of tickets and prizes. Prizes are spread randomly through the tickets, so the share of prizes claimed tells us roughly how many tickets have been sold. We then add up the prize money still out there and divide it by what the unsold tickets cost.

Prizes left updated 5 hours ago. Prize table checked 9 hours ago.