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Decent valueActiveCrossword Xtreme · $30 · New Jersey Lottery
Crossword Xtreme: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.92 on average.
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $30 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:27 AM
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $30 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:27 AM
Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.4%, up 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 75.6%. 1 of the original 3 $600,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 72% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
76.4%
expected return
1 in 3.40
odds of any win
1 of 3
$600K top prizes left
72%
claimed · 1.3M of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 153,088 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 216 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.55 · 71.8% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $600K
$1.37 · 4.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
153,076 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
72% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.8M
tickets printed
1.3M
tickets claimed · 72%
521k
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
28%
33% of top prizes remain with only 28% 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
#2 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 18, 2026, 12:27 AM.
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