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Decent valueActiveMillion Dollar Crossword · $30 · Arizona Lottery
Million Dollar Crossword: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.67 on average.
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $30 AZ games
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $30 AZ games
Million Dollar Crossword is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.9%, up 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 77.7%. 7 of the original 7 $561,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 18% of the 2.4M printed tickets have been sold.
78.9%
expected return
1 in 2.30
odds of any win
7 of 7
$561K top prizes left
18%
claimed · 440k of 2.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 847,795 winning tickets still unclaimed.
27 win more than $30
$40 – $250, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
57 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 330 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.67 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.32 · 71.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $561K
$2.35 · 7.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
847,539 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
18% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
2.4M
tickets printed
440k
tickets claimed · 18%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
82%
100% of top prizes remain with only 82% 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 $30 AZ peers
#1 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data.
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