NJ · #1981 · $30

Crossword Xtreme

New Jersey· Launched Jul 2026· 56 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.75

USA percentile

83th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

2

$600,000 tier

% sold-through

23%

2026-08-31

Forecast sellout

~147d

P10–P90: 103–206d

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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, 2 top prizes of $600 remain unclaimed, with roughly 23% of tickets sold, as published by the New Jersey. Our models put its expected value at 0.75 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.75 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.75 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.67% of $600,000 prizes still unclaimed at 23% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 52.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~147 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 83rd percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

11 tiers · % remaining
$600K
2/3
67%
$25K
6/9
$2K
15/21
$500
6.5K/8.4K
$250
10.5K/13.5K
$200
10.5K/13.6K
$150
24.4K/31.7K
$100
55.8K/72.5K
$75
23.4K/30.5K
$50
139.7K/181.1K
$30
139.6K/181.1K

Total unclaimed prize value: $31.52M — 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 · 83th
USA: 83th percentileNJ: 93th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jul 16Jul 21Jul 27Aug 2Aug 7Aug 14Aug 20Aug 26Jan 250%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~01-25

Daily drainage

~52.33% / day

Days left (P50)

147 days

P10 / P90 range

103–206 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.75

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · 0%

Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.

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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