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Decent valueActiveCode Word Crossword$10 · $10 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Code Word Crossword$10: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.74 on average.
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#3 of 13 · $10 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#3 of 13 · $10 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
Code Word Crossword$10 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.4%, up 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 76.8%. 6 of the original 10 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 10.8M printed tickets have been sold.
77.4%
expected return
1 in 3.62
odds of any win
6 of 10
$500K top prizes left
49%
claimed · 5.3M of 10.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,521,386 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $400, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,619 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.74 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $400
$6.91 · 69.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.83 · 8.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $400 wins
1,520,408 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
10.8M
tickets printed
5.3M
tickets claimed · 49%
5.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
51%
60% of top prizes remain with only 51% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Pennsylvania Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 PA peers
#3 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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