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Weak valueActiveCOLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD · $5 · Washington Lottery
COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.36 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.2%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 67.4%. 3 of the original 4 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 24% of the 3.2M printed tickets have been sold.
67.2%
expected return
1 in 3.55
odds of any win
3 of 4
$50K top prizes left
24%
claimed · 776k of 3.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 675,027 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 126,021 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.36 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.29 · 65.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.07 · 1.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
675,015 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
24% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
3.2M
tickets printed
776k
tickets claimed · 24%
2.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
76%
75% of top prizes remain with 76% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Washington Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 WA peers
#4 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM.
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