NJ · #1968 · $30

Crossword Xtreme

New Jersey· Launched Jan 2026· 231 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.83

USA percentile

97th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

1

$600,000 tier

% sold-through

89%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~276d

P10–P90: 193–386d

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Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1968). It launched in January 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $600 remains unclaimed, with roughly 89% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.83 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.83 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.83 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.33% of $600,000 prizes still unclaimed at 89% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 3.83% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~276 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 97th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

11 tiers · % remaining
$600K
1/3
33%
$25K
1/9
$2K
4/21
$500
904/8.4K
$250
1.4K/13.7K
$200
1.5K/13.9K
$150
3.3K/32.2K
$100
7.8K/73.4K
$75
3.1K/31.0K
$50
20.1K/183.5K
$30
18.9K/183.5K

Total unclaimed prize value: $4.83M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,082 active games

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.

USA median · 50th0.67 EV/$
NJ median0.66 EV/$
YOU · 97th
USA: 97th percentileNJ: 99th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 9Jun 18Jun 27Jul 19Jul 27Aug 4Aug 14Aug 23Jun 30%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~06-03

Daily drainage

~3.83% / day

Days left (P50)

276 days

P10 / P90 range

193–386 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.83

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -29%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 29% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.

Price vs EV — NJ field

137 games · break-even highlighted
$0$8$16$24$320.000.250.500.98YOU

No other active NJ games currently clear break-even.

Top-prize claim cadence · the roll

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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