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New Jersey· Launched Dec 2025· 264 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.53
USA percentile
5th
of 2,082 games
Top prizes left
1
$20,000 tier
% sold-through
89%
2026-08-31
Forecast sellout
~82d
P10–P90: 57–115d
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Crossword is a $3 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1953). It launched in December 2025. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $20 remains unclaimed, with roughly 89% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.53 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.53 per dollar on average at current prize levels.
THE THESIS
At 0.53 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.
Total unclaimed prize value: $2.55M — 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
~14.00% / day
Days left (P50)
82 days
P10 / P90 range
57–115 d
EV at P50 sellout
0.53
Trailing 7-day claim rate 38% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.
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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