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Poor valueActiveCrossword X · $5 · South Dakota Lottery
Crossword X: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.83 on average.
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#17 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#17 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
Crossword X is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 56.6%, down 11.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.6%. 0 of the original 3 $40,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
56.6%
expected return
1 in 4.01
odds of any win
0 of 3
$40K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 633k of 721k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 21,939 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 87,968 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.83 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.83 · 56.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $40K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
21,939 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2024.
721k
tickets printed
633k
tickets claimed · 88%
88k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
12%
0% of top prizes remain with 12% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Dakota Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 SD peers
#17 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM.
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