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Decent valueActive$5M CROSSWORD CASH · $20 · Florida Lottery
$5M CROSSWORD CASH: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.14 on average.
▼ -3.8 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:12 AM
▼ -3.8 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:12 AM
$5M CROSSWORD CASH is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.7%, down 3.8 percentage points from the launch value of 79.5%. 1 of the original 6 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 83% of the 24.1M printed tickets have been sold.
75.7%
expected return
1 in 2.90
odds of any win
1 of 6
$5M jackpots left
83%
claimed · 19.9M of 24.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,448,191 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$30 – $250, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
65 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,450 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.00 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.47 · 2.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.67 · 8.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.4%
Just 3 tickets out of 4.2M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
1,446,502 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
83% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2023.
24.1M
tickets printed
19.9M
tickets claimed · 83%
4.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
17%
17% of top prizes remain with 17% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Florida Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 FL peers
#5 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:12 AM.
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