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Weak valueActiveSuper Crossword · $5 · New Jersey Lottery
Super Crossword: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.31 on average.
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#13 of 15 · $5 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#13 of 15 · $5 NJ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM
Super Crossword is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.2%, down 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 68.6%. 2 of the original 6 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 59% of the 5.5M printed tickets have been sold.
66.2%
expected return
1 in 4.22
odds of any win
2 of 6
$50K top prizes left
59%
claimed · 3.2M of 5.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 526,672 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$7 – $150, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 76,646 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $550
$3.23 · 64.6% of price
Mid prizes $8K – $50K
$0.08 · 1.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $550 wins
526,660 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
59% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
5.5M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 59%
2.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
41%
33% of top prizes remain with 41% 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 $5 NJ peers
#13 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New Jersey Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:26 PM.
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