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Strong valueActiveCrossword Xtreme · $30 · California Lottery
Crossword Xtreme: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.29 on average.
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $30 CA gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $30 CA gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
Crossword Xtreme is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.0%, up 0.9 percentage points from the launch value of 80.0%. 4 of the original 4 $7,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 15% of the 19.2M printed tickets have been sold.
81.0%
expected return
1 in 2.7
odds of any win
4 of 4
$7M jackpots left
15%
claimed · 3M of 19.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 5,976,814 winning tickets still unclaimed.
26 win more than $30
$40 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 226 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.29 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.59 · 68.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$1.98 · 6.6% of price
Jackpots $7M+
$1.72 · 5.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.2%
Just 4 tickets out of 16.2M carry the $7M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
5,959,051 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
15% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
19.2M
tickets printed
3M
tickets claimed · 15%
16.2M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
85%
100% of top prizes remain with only 85% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
California Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 CA peers
#2 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
7's
84.7%
2
Crossword Xtreme
81.0%
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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