Crossword
New Jersey scratch-off game #1862 (Crossword) was removed from circulation on September 12, 2026. An estimated 92% of tickets had sold. 1 of 20 top prizes of $20,000 remained unclaimed.
- Ticket price
- $3
- Est. % sold
- 92%
- Closed
- September 12, 2026
- Print run
- 13,986,400
- Tickets left
- 1,067,783
- Top prize
- $20,000
Launch vs. closing odds
Launch odds are calculated across the full print run. Closing odds are calculated across the tickets still unsold when the game was removed.
| Prize | Launch odds | Closing odds | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 699,320 | 1 in 1,067,783 | 1 / 20 |
| $5,000 | 1 in 635,745 | 1 in 12,587,760 | 0 / 22 |
| $500 | 1 in 304,052 | 1 in 266,946 | 4 / 46 |
| $100 | 1 in 430 | 1 in 848 | 1,259 / 32,552 |
| $25 | 1 in 33 | 1 in 60 | 17,737 / 419,606 |
| $10 | 1 in 24 | 1 in 38 | 27,935 / 587,430 |
| $5 | 1 in 17 | 1 in 21 | 51,517 / 839,024 |
| FREE $3 TICKET | 1 in 14 | 1 in 9 | 117,597 / 979,194 |
The record
When this game was pulled, 1 of 20 top prizes of $20,000 were still unclaimed. The top prize's closing odds were longer than at launch (1 in 699,320 → 1 in 1,067,783), meaning those prizes were claimed faster than tickets sold.
Record ID: New Jersey-1862 · Last seen active July 31, 2026