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Poor valueActiveNEON 9S CROSSWORD · $5 · Indiana Lottery
NEON 9S CROSSWORD: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $0.00 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#17 of 17 · $5 IN gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#17 of 17 · $5 IN gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
NEON 9S CROSSWORD is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Indiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 0.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 0.0%. 5 of the original 10 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
0.0%
expected return
1 in 3.70
odds of any win
5 of 10
$100K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 819k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 77,747 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $5
$30 – $300, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
91 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,610 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.00 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $100K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
77,654 winning tickets remain in this range: 0% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2024.
819k
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
819k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
100%
50% of top prizes remain with 100% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Indiana Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 IN peers
#17 of 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Indiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM.
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