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Average valueActiveCrossword Spectacular · $10 · Virginia Lottery
Crossword Spectacular: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.27 on average.
▲ +0.4 pts vs launch#8 of 14 · $10 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▲ +0.4 pts vs launch#8 of 14 · $10 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
Crossword Spectacular is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.7%, up 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 72.3%. 2 of the original 3 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 2.7M printed tickets have been sold.
72.7%
expected return
1 in 3.69
odds of any win
2 of 3
$300K top prizes left
40%
claimed · 1.1M of 2.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 446,170 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,733 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $600
$6.85 · 68.5% of price
Mid prizes $10K – $300K
$0.42 · 4.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $600 wins
446,159 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
2.7M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 40%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
60%
67% of top prizes remain with only 60% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Virginia Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 VA peers
#8 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM.
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