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Average valueActiveCUBE CROSSWORD · $10 · Washington Lottery
CUBE CROSSWORD: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.23 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#7 of 12 · $10 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#7 of 12 · $10 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
CUBE CROSSWORD is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.3%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 73.1%. 2 of the original 3 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 22% of the 2.2M printed tickets have been sold.
72.3%
expected return
1 in 3.54
odds of any win
2 of 3
$250K top prizes left
22%
claimed · 480k of 2.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 491,230 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,007 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.71 · 67.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $250K
$0.52 · 5.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
491,052 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
22% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
2.2M
tickets printed
480k
tickets claimed · 22%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
78%
67% of top prizes remain with 78% 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 $10 WA peers
#7 of 12
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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