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Weak valueActiveSuper Crossword · $5 · Texas Lottery
Super Crossword: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.14 on average.
▼ -5.2 pts vs launch#19 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -5.2 pts vs launch#19 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Super Crossword is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.8%, down 5.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 0 of the original 13 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 81% of the 30.3M printed tickets have been sold.
62.8%
expected return
1 in 4.07
odds of any win
0 of 13
$100K top prizes left
81%
claimed · 24.5M of 30.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,418,642 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $200, 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 12,556 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.13 · 62.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.01 · 0.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,418,583 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
81% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
30.3M
tickets printed
24.5M
tickets claimed · 81%
5.8M
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
19%
0% of top prizes remain with 19% 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 $5 TX peers
#19 of 21
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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