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New Jersey· Launched Aug 2026· 1 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.72
USA percentile
71th
of 2,022 games
Top prizes left
6
$250,000 tier
% sold-through
0%
2026-08-05
Forecast sellout
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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 0% 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: $26.40M — 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.
Insufficient historical data for sellout projection.
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.
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