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Weak valueActiveOne Word Crossword · $3 · Arizona Lottery
One Word Crossword: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.82 on average.
▼ -3.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM
▼ -3.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM
One Word Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.7%, down 3.3 percentage points from the launch value of 64.0%. 5 of the original 18 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 66% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
60.7%
expected return
1 in 3.54
odds of any win
5 of 18
$20K top prizes left
66%
claimed · 4.1M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 580,538 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 47,793 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.77 · 58.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.05 · 1.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
580,526 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
66% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
6.1M
tickets printed
4.1M
tickets claimed · 66%
2.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
28%
Tickets left
34%
28% of top prizes remain with 34% 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 $3 AZ peers
#2 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Tic Tac Toe Bonus
63.7%
2
One Word Crossword
60.7%
3
Bonus Card Bingo
60.3%
4
Arizona Treasure Hunt
59.0%
5
Cosmic Cash Lines
58.7%
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM.
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