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Decent valueActiveCrossword Xtreme · $30 · New Jersey Lottery
Crossword Xtreme: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.79 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $30 NJ gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:28 AM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $30 NJ gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:28 AM
Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.0%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.7%. 3 of the original 3 $600,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 6% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
76.0%
expected return
1 in 3.40
odds of any win
3 of 3
$600K top prizes left
6%
claimed · 108k of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 500,625 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 215 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.79 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.58 · 71.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $600K
$1.21 · 4.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
500,592 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
6% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
1.8M
tickets printed
108k
tickets claimed · 6%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
94%
100% of top prizes remain with only 94% 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
#4 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 6:28 AM.
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