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Decent valueActiveMystery Crossword · $10 · California Lottery
Mystery Crossword: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.70 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $10 CA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $10 CA games
Mystery Crossword is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 77.0%. 25 of the original 25 $750,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 29.8M printed tickets have been sold.
77.0%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
25 of 25
$750K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 123k of 29.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 8,618,015 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $10
$20 – $400, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 7,430 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.70 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $400
$6.91 · 69.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $750K
$0.79 · 7.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $400 wins
8,614,020 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
29.8M
tickets printed
123k
tickets claimed · 0%
29.7M
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
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 100% 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 $10 CA peers
#2 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data.
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