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Weak valueActiveSTELLAR CROSSWORD · $3 · Washington Lottery
STELLAR CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.95 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $3 WA gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:48 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $3 WA gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:48 PM
STELLAR CROSSWORD is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 5 of the original 5 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 3% of the 2.6M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 3.91
odds of any win
5 of 5
$30K top prizes left
3%
claimed · 88k of 2.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 639,652 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $3
$5 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 166,701 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $250
$1.89 · 62.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.06 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $250 wins
639,637 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
3% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
2.6M
tickets printed
88k
tickets claimed · 3%
2.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
97%
100% of top prizes remain with only 97% 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 $3 WA peers
#1 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:48 PM.
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