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Decent valueActiveMillion Dollar Crossword · $30 · Arizona Lottery
Million Dollar Crossword: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.73 on average.
▲ +1.4 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $30 AZ games
▲ +1.4 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $30 AZ games
Million Dollar Crossword is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.1%, up 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 77.7%. 7 of the original 7 $561,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 21% of the 2.4M printed tickets have been sold.
79.1%
expected return
1 in 2.30
odds of any win
7 of 7
$561K top prizes left
21%
claimed · 493k of 2.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 824,941 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 329 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.33 · 71.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $561K
$2.40 · 8.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
824,690 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
21% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
2.4M
tickets printed
493k
tickets claimed · 21%
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
79%
100% of top prizes remain with only 79% 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 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Million Dollar Crossword
79.1%
2
Show Me The Bens
77.2%
3
Million Dollar Crossword
75.9%
4
Ultimate Riches
75.5%
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data.
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