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Strong valueActiveCrossword Xtreme · $30 · New Jersey Lottery
Crossword Xtreme: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.41 on average.
▲ +5.7 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $30 NJ gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:27 AM
▲ +5.7 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $30 NJ gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:27 AM
Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.4%, up 5.7 percentage points from the launch value of 75.6%. 1 of the original 3 $600,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
81.4%
expected return
1 in 3.40
odds of any win
1 of 3
$600K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 1.6M of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 67,304 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $30
$50 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 207 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.63 · 72.1% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $600K
$2.78 · 9.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
67,296 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.8M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 88%
229k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
12%
33% of top prizes remain with only 12% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
New Jersey Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 NJ peers
#1 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:27 AM.
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