The current odds of winning any prize on Crossword Xtreme are 1 in 3.66 (27.31%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $600,000 top prize.

Yes. All 3 $600,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of May 4, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 11% of the game's 1,852,440 tickets are still unsold.

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

Crossword Xtreme has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $600,000: all claimed; $25,000+ at 1 in 210,511 (1 of 9 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 52,628 (3 of 21 left); $500+ at 1 in 202 (1,039 of 9,070 left); $250+ at 1 in 83.7 (1,472 of 13,867 left); $200+ at 1 in 50.6 (1,643 of 15,439 left); $150+ at 1 in 25.8 (4,002 of 37,010 left); $100+ at 1 in 15.3 (5,591 of 50,049 left); $75+ at 1 in 13 (2,465 of 23,165 left); $50+ at 1 in 5.62 (21,260 of 185,244 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.66 (20,013 of 185,244 left).

The odds of winning at least your $30 back on one Crossword Xtreme ticket are 1 in 3.66 (27.31%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.62 (17.80%).

Crossword Xtreme costs $30 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.

Crossword Xtreme, a $30 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Jul 31, 2025 by the New Jersey Lottery.