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Decent valueActive$100,000 Platinum Crossword · $10 · Arkansas Lottery
$100,000 Platinum Crossword: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.73 on average.
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $10 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $10 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
$100,000 Platinum Crossword is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.3%, up 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 75.8%. 4 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 31% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
77.3%
expected return
1 in 3.10
odds of any win
4 of 4
$100K top prizes left
31%
claimed · 393k of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 278,771 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,867 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$7.13 · 71.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.60 · 6.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
278,718 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
31% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
1.3M
tickets printed
393k
tickets claimed · 31%
864k
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
69%
100% of top prizes remain with only 69% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arkansas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 AR peers
#4 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM.
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