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Average valueActive$5M CROSSWORD CASH · $20 · Florida Lottery
$5M CROSSWORD CASH: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $13.93 on average.
▼ -9.8 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:11 AM
▼ -9.8 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:11 AM
$5M CROSSWORD CASH is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.7%, down 9.8 percentage points from the launch value of 79.5%. 0 of the original 6 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 85% of the 24.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.7%
expected return
1 in 2.90
odds of any win
0 of 6
$5M jackpots left
85%
claimed · 20.5M of 24.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,236,468 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 1,469 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $13.93 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.92 · 64.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.45 · 2.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.56 · 2.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
66.9%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.5M 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
1,235,037 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
85% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2023.
24.1M
tickets printed
20.5M
tickets claimed · 85%
3.5M
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
15%
0% of top prizes remain with 15% 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
#8 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:11 AM.
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