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Weak valueActiveMYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD · $5 · Missouri Lottery
MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.37 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.4%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.2%. 4 of the original 8 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 6.7M printed tickets have been sold.
67.4%
expected return
1 in 3.82
odds of any win
4 of 8
$100K top prizes left
49%
claimed · 3.3M of 6.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 887,562 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 10,090 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.22 · 64.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.15 · 3.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
887,511 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
6.7M
tickets printed
3.3M
tickets claimed · 49%
3.4M
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
51%
50% of top prizes remain with 51% 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 $5 MO peers
#6 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM.
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