The current odds of winning any prize on Crossword Xtreme are 1 in 3.49 (28.64%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $600,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $600,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 11, 2026. We estimate about 10% of the game's 1,835,360 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 7 $30 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Crossword Xtreme ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.49 tickets winning at least the $30 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $30 game with the best odds of breaking even is Crossword Xtreme (#01981), where 1 in 3.41 tickets wins at least $30 back.

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 at 1 in 182,955 (1 of 3 left); $25,000+ at 1 in 91,478 (1 of 9 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 36,591 (3 of 21 left); $500+ at 1 in 221 (822 of 8,400 left); $250+ at 1 in 84.7 (1,333 of 13,742 left); $200+ at 1 in 52.2 (1,347 of 13,880 left); $150+ at 1 in 27.8 (3,069 of 32,170 left); $100+ at 1 in 13.3 (7,204 of 73,448 left); $75+ at 1 in 11 (2,894 of 30,954 left); $50+ at 1 in 5.2 (18,493 of 183,536 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.49 (17,238 of 183,536 left).

The odds of winning at least your $30 back on one Crossword Xtreme ticket are 1 in 3.49 (28.64%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.2 (19.22%).

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 Jan 12, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.