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Average valueActiveMEGA CROSSWORD · $10 · Rhode Island Lottery
MEGA CROSSWORD: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.96 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
MEGA CROSSWORD is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.6%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.6%. 2 of the original 4 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 65% of the 1.9M printed tickets have been sold.
69.6%
expected return
1 in 3.55
odds of any win
2 of 4
$75K top prizes left
65%
claimed · 1.2M of 1.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 192,372 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,324 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.96 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.64 · 66.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.32 · 3.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
192,344 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
65% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2023.
1.9M
tickets printed
1.2M
tickets claimed · 65%
683k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
35%
50% of top prizes remain with only 35% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Rhode Island Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 RI peers
#6 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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