NJ · #1981 · $30

Crossword Xtreme

New Jersey· Launched Jul 2026· 22 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.76

USA percentile

84th

of 1,986 games

Top prizes left

3

$600,000 tier

% sold-through

6%

2026-07-28

Forecast sellout

~228d

P10–P90: 160–319d

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Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off game from the New Jersey (game #1981). It launched in July 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $600 remain unclaimed, with roughly 6% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.76 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.76 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.76 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.100% of $600,000 prizes still unclaimed at 6% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 41.17% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~228 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 84th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

11 tiers · % remaining
$600K
3/3
100%
$25K
8/9
$2K
21/21
$500
7.9K/8.4K
$250
12.7K/13.5K
$200
12.8K/13.6K
$150
29.8K/31.7K
$100
68.1K/72.5K
$75
28.6K/30.5K
$50
170.3K/181.1K
$30
170.3K/181.1K

Total unclaimed prize value: $38.78M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 1,986 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 · 84th
USA: 84th percentileNJ: 95th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jul 13Jul 15Jul 17Jul 19Jul 21Jul 23Jul 25Jul 27Mar 130%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~03-13

Daily drainage

~41.17% / day

Days left (P50)

228 days

P10 / P90 range

160–319 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.76

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +28%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 28% above the 30-day mean — velocity accelerating.

Price vs EV — NJ field

131 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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