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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Crossword · $20 · Texas Lottery
$1,000,000 Crossword: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.01 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 15 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 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 75.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 6 of the original 6 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 3% of the 14.8M printed tickets have been sold.
75.0%
expected return
1 in 3.41
odds of any win
6 of 6
$1M jackpots left
3%
claimed · 389k of 14.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,229,083 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
13 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 1,373 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.01 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.53 · 72.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.06 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.42 · 2.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.0%
Just 6 tickets out of 14.4M 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
4,228,808 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% 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.
14.8M
tickets printed
389k
tickets claimed · 3%
14.4M
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
Texas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 TX peers
#4 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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