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Poor valueActiveMega Cash Crossword · $3 · Arkansas Lottery
Mega Cash Crossword: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.77 on average.
▼ -8.7 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $3 AR games
▼ -8.7 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $3 AR games
Mega Cash Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 8.7 percentage points from the launch value of 67.7%. 0 of the original 3 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 87% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 3.50
odds of any win
0 of 3
$75K top prizes left
87%
claimed · 1.8M of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 77,476 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 15,060 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.77 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.76 · 58.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.01 · 0.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
77,474 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
87% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
1.8M
tickets claimed · 87%
271k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
13%
0% of top prizes remain with 13% 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 $3 AR peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data.
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