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Poor valueActiveCosmic Crossword · $3 · Louisiana Lottery
Cosmic Crossword: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.
▼ -39.0 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $3 LA games
▼ -39.0 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $3 LA games
Cosmic Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 21.7%, down 39.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.7%. 0 of the original 6 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 51% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
21.7%
expected return
1 in 3.73
odds of any win
0 of 6
$30K top prizes left
51%
claimed · 927k of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 106,423 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $3
$5 – $150, an actual profit
5 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 181,135 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.65 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $150
$0.65 · 21.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.00 · 0.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $150 wins
106,418 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
51% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
1.8M
tickets printed
927k
tickets claimed · 51%
906k
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
49%
0% of top prizes remain with 49% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Louisiana Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 LA peers
#4 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data.
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