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Average valueActive$100 Grand Crossword · $10 · Arizona Lottery
$100 Grand Crossword: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.10 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 13 · $10 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 13 · $10 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM
$100 Grand Crossword is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.0%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 71.8%. 8 of the original 23 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 6.7M printed tickets have been sold.
71.0%
expected return
1 in 3.42
odds of any win
8 of 23
$100K top prizes left
61%
claimed · 4M of 6.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 766,759 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,474 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.10 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.70 · 67.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.40 · 4.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
766,649 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
6.7M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 61%
2.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
35%
Tickets left
39%
35% of top prizes remain with 39% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arizona Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 AZ peers
#10 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM.
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