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Average valueActiveSuper Crossword · $5 · New Jersey Lottery
Super Crossword: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.53 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 18 · $5 NJ gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:28 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 18 · $5 NJ gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:28 AM
Super Crossword is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.6%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.6%. 6 of the original 6 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
70.6%
expected return
1 in 4.18
odds of any win
6 of 6
$50K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 5.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,328,750 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$7 – $150, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 71,232 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $550
$3.45 · 69.0% of price
Mid prizes $8K – $50K
$0.08 · 1.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $550 wins
1,328,726 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
5.6M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
5.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% 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
#4 of 18
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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