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Average valueActive$1,000,000 CROSSWORD · $20 · Texas Lottery
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.71 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#11 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#11 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.6%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 1 of the original 6 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 15.3M printed tickets have been sold.
73.6%
expected return
1 in 3.41
odds of any win
1 of 6
$1M jackpots left
82%
claimed · 12.6M of 15.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 791,947 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,363 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.71 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.29 · 71.4% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.05 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.37 · 1.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
791,892 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
82% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
15.3M
tickets printed
12.6M
tickets claimed · 82%
2.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
18%
17% of top prizes remain with 18% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Texas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 TX peers
#11 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM.
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