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Poor valueActiveCrossword · $3 · Oklahoma Lottery
Crossword: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.60 on average.
▼ -10.3 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $3 OK gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:58 AM
▼ -10.3 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $3 OK gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:58 AM
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Oklahoma state lottery. Its current expected value is 53.3%, down 10.3 percentage points from the launch value of 63.7%. 1 of the original 8 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 83% of the 6.8M printed tickets have been sold.
53.3%
expected return
1 in 3.67
odds of any win
1 of 8
$30K top prizes left
83%
claimed · 5.6M of 6.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 313,408 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 11,960 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.60 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.57 · 52.5% of price
Mid prizes $30K
$0.03 · 0.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
313,407 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
83% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2024.
6.8M
tickets printed
5.6M
tickets claimed · 83%
1.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
13%
Tickets left
17%
13% of top prizes remain with 17% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Oklahoma Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 OK peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Oklahoma Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:58 AM.
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