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Decent valueActiveCrossword DeluXe · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Crossword DeluXe: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.73 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#10 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 12:15 AM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#10 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 12:15 AM
Crossword DeluXe is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.6%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 74.4%. 8 of the original 8 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 3% of the 12.6M printed tickets have been sold.
74.6%
expected return
1 in 3.86
odds of any win
8 of 8
$250K top prizes left
3%
claimed · 359k of 12.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,172,012 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
15 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 3,370 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.45 · 68.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $250K
$0.28 · 5.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
3,171,348 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
3% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
12.6M
tickets printed
359k
tickets claimed · 3%
12.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
97%
100% of top prizes remain with only 97% 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 $5 PA peers
#10 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 25, 2026, 12:15 AM.
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