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Average valueActive$1,000,000 CROSSWORD · $20 · Texas Lottery
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.78 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 15 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 15 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.9%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 1 of the original 6 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 15.3M printed tickets have been sold.
73.9%
expected return
1 in 3.41
odds of any win
1 of 6
$1M jackpots left
92%
claimed · 14M of 15.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 378,498 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,417 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.78 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.95 · 69.8% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.05 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.77 · 3.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.0%
Just 1 ticket out of 1.3M 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
378,471 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
15.3M
tickets printed
14M
tickets claimed · 92%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
8%
17% of top prizes remain with only 8% 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
#12 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM.
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