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Average valueActiveKing of Crossword · $10 · Virginia Lottery
King of Crossword: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.81 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#12 of 14 · $10 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#12 of 14 · $10 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
King of Crossword is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.1%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 72.1%. 0 of the original 3 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 83% of the 2.9M printed tickets have been sold.
68.1%
expected return
1 in 3.69
odds of any win
0 of 3
$300K top prizes left
83%
claimed · 2.4M of 2.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 136,158 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 4,085 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.81 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $600
$6.77 · 67.7% of price
Mid prizes $10K – $300K
$0.04 · 0.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $600 wins
136,156 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
83% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
2.9M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 83%
502k
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
17%
0% of top prizes remain with 17% 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
#12 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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