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He had a handful of missed opportunities.
For example he could have said that it takes both houses plus the executive branch to shut down the government.
He could have mentioned that the government was actually 83% open....etc.
The folks at the Huffing-and-Puffing-ton Post were all over THAT one:

Jay Leno Calls Out Ted Cruz On Shutdown:
'You Looked Like A Big Fan From Where I Was Standing'
...About four minutes into the interview, Leno asked Cruz why the shutdown went through,
posing the idea that if Obamacare would have been allowed to go forward,
the early struggles with the law may have been seen in a different light.
"Listen, Jay, I'm one of the many people who was not a fan of shutting down the government," "Well you looked like a big fan from where I was standing," Leno interjected.
"I said throughout 'we shouldn't shut down the government,'" Cruz said seconds later.
"And the reason we had a government shutdown is President Obama and the Democrats
said 'we will not negotiate and we will not compromise.'"
Recent polls show that three weeks after the shutdown came to a close,
Americans are still angry at both Congress and President Barack Obama...

Did you notice that Cruz' appearance on the Tonight Show was announced IMMEDIATELY AFTER Cruz' father's remark hit the news? This was an 0bama>>G.E.>>NBC>>Leno HIT on Cruz as payback for his father's remark that 0bama should "go back to Kenya".

LENO IS A LEFTIST A-HOLE and I'm boycotting his show!

In response to Leno's remark that 0bamacare "is the law", Cruz should've said "Slavery was the law, too, Jay". Leno butchered Cruz then went to a commercial without Cruz being able to respond.

This was a hit job on Cruz. Leno is a pr!ck. Why didn't Cruz remark that he was vindicated by trying to stop 0bamacare because the current mess is proof of that?