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Weak valueActiveCOSMIC CROSSWORD · $3 · Missouri Lottery
COSMIC CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.94 on average.
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
COSMIC CROSSWORD is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.7%, down 1.7 percentage points from the launch value of 66.3%. 5 of the original 10 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 41% of the 6.7M printed tickets have been sold.
64.7%
expected return
1 in 3.89
odds of any win
5 of 10
$50K top prizes left
41%
claimed · 2.7M of 6.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,024,302 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $3
$6 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 9,789 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.94 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.84 · 61.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.10 · 3.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
1,024,218 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
41% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
6.7M
tickets printed
2.7M
tickets claimed · 41%
4M
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
59%
50% of top prizes remain with 59% 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 $3 MO peers
#1 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
COSMIC CROSSWORD
64.7%
2
CASH BOX BINGO
60.3%
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM.
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