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Average valueActive$250,000 CROSSWORD · $10 · Missouri Lottery
$250,000 CROSSWORD: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.38 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#9 of 10 · $10 MO gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#9 of 10 · $10 MO gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$250,000 CROSSWORD is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.8%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 74.3%. 4 of the original 5 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 12% of the 4.3M printed tickets have been sold.
73.8%
expected return
1 in 3.2
odds of any win
4 of 5
$250K top prizes left
12%
claimed · 496k of 4.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,165,347 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,944 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.85 · 68.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $250K
$0.53 · 5.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,164,707 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
12% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
4.3M
tickets printed
496k
tickets claimed · 12%
3.8M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
88%
80% of top prizes remain with 88% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Missouri Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 MO peers
#9 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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