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New Jersey· Launched Aug 2026· 27 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.72
USA percentile
72th
of 2,082 games
Top prizes left
6
$250,000 tier
% sold-through
8%
2026-08-31
Forecast sellout
~186d
P10–P90: 130–260d
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$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1996). It launched in August 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 6 top prizes of $250 remain unclaimed, with roughly 8% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.72 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.72 per dollar on average at current prize levels.
THE THESIS
At 0.72 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.
Total unclaimed prize value: $24.23M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active NJ games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
Daily drainage
~49.17% / day
Days left (P50)
186 days
P10 / P90 range
130–260 d
EV at P50 sellout
0.72
Trailing 7-day claim rate 20% above the 30-day mean — velocity accelerating.
No other active NJ games currently clear break-even.
Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.
States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN NJ
Same state · same price tier · similar EV signal
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