The current odds of winning any prize on $250,000 Crossword are 1 in 3.98 (25.10%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 6 $250,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 3 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 2, 2026. We estimate about 57% of the game's 3,668,190 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $250,000 Crossword is on sale at New Jersey Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 17 $10 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, $250,000 Crossword ranks #7 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.98 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 Snow Globe Gold, where 1 in 3.54 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 697,019 (3 of 6 left); $20,000+ at 1 in 232,340 (6 of 10 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 95,048 (13 of 24 left); $525+ at 1 in 3,149 (642 of 1,199 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,577 (662 of 1,205 left); $225+ at 1 in 980 (807 of 1,470 left); $150+ at 1 in 605 (1,321 of 2,389 left); $130+ at 1 in 420 (1,525 of 2,754 left); $100+ at 1 in 105 (14,997 of 26,898 left); $50+ at 1 in 21.2 (78,812 of 141,784 left); $30+ at 1 in 13.6 (55,453 of 99,685 left); $25+ at 1 in 11.7 (23,994 of 42,780 left); $20+ at 1 in 6.64 (136,802 of 244,562 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.98 (209,904 of 366,787 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one $250,000 Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.98 (25.10%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.64 (15.07%).

$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 Aug 4, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.