The current odds of winning any prize on $250,000 Crossword are 1 in 4.65 (21.52%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250,000 top prize.

Yes. 5 of the 6 $250,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 11, 2026. We estimate about 10% of the game's 3,706,740 tickets are still unsold.

Yes, but it is ending soon. Check the top prizes left before you buy.

Among the 16 $10 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, $250,000 Crossword ranks #12 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.65 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Disco Dollarfest, where 1 in 3.7 tickets wins at least $10 back.

$250,000 Crossword has 14 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 368,010 (1 of 6 left); $20,000+ at 1 in 368,010 (0 of 10 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 92,003 (3 of 24 left); $525+ at 1 in 5,183 (67 of 1,224 left); $500+ at 1 in 2,300 (89 of 1,227 left); $225+ at 1 in 1,410 (101 of 1,484 left); $150+ at 1 in 854 (170 of 2,394 left); $130+ at 1 in 614 (168 of 2,781 left); $100+ at 1 in 156 (1,753 of 27,163 left); $50+ at 1 in 30.6 (9,678 of 143,220 left); $30+ at 1 in 19.5 (6,844 of 100,841 left); $25+ at 1 in 16.7 (3,177 of 43,279 left); $20+ at 1 in 9.09 (18,417 of 247,135 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.65 (38,712 of 370,636 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one $250,000 Crossword ticket are 1 in 4.65 (21.52%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.09 (11.00%).

$250,000 Crossword costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New Jersey Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — New Jersey instant games and New Jersey scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The New Jersey Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in New Jersey call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In New Jersey, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$250,000 Crossword, a $10 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Feb 18, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.