$250,000 Crossword
New Jersey scratch-off game #1886 ($250,000 Crossword) was removed from circulation on September 12, 2026. An estimated 90% of tickets had sold. 0 of 6 top prizes of $250,000 remained unclaimed.
- Ticket price
- $10
- Est. % sold
- 90%
- Closed
- September 12, 2026
- Print run
- 3,704,160
- Tickets left
- 366,519
- Top prize
- $250,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 617,360 | 1 in 3,333,744 | 0 / 6 |
| $20,000 | 1 in 370,416 | 1 in 3,333,744 | 0 / 10 |
| $1,000 | 1 in 154,340 | 1 in 366,519 | 1 / 24 |
| $525 | 1 in 3,014 | 1 in 3,818 | 96 / 1,229 |
| $500 | 1 in 2,982 | 1 in 3,425 | 107 / 1,242 |
| $225 | 1 in 2,494 | 1 in 3,029 | 121 / 1,485 |
| $150 | 1 in 1,529 | 1 in 2,143 | 171 / 2,422 |
| $130 | 1 in 1,337 | 1 in 1,729 | 212 / 2,771 |
| $100 | 1 in 179 | 1 in 218 | 1,679 / 20,668 |
| $50 | 1 in 27 | 1 in 34 | 10,935 / 135,813 |
| $30 | 1 in 40 | 1 in 48 | 7,558 / 92,614 |
| $25 | 1 in 100 | 1 in 111 | 3,306 / 37,057 |
| $20 | 1 in 15 | 1 in 17 | 21,810 / 247,014 |
| FREE TICKET | 1 in 10 | 1 in 8 | 44,556 / 370,276 |
The record
When this game was pulled, 0 of 6 top prizes of $250,000 were still unclaimed. The top prize's closing odds were longer than at launch (1 in 617,360 → 1 in 3,333,744), meaning those prizes were claimed faster than tickets sold.
Record ID: New Jersey-1886 · Last seen active July 31, 2026