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Average valueActive$1,000,000 CROSSWORD · $50 · Wisconsin Lottery
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD: Average value. A $50 ticket pays back $35.56 on average.
▼ -4.1 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $50 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -4.1 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $50 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.1%, down 4.1 percentage points from the launch value of 75.2%. 1 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
71.1%
expected return
1 in 3.10
odds of any win
1 of 2
$1M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 3 of 482k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 158,574 winning tickets still unclaimed.
32 win more than $50
$75 – $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 238 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $35.56 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $75 – $500
$33.11 · 66.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.42 · 0.8% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.03 · 4.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.1%
Just 1 ticket out of 482k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$75 – $500 wins
158,533 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
482k
tickets printed
3
tickets claimed · 0%
482k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
100%
50% of top prizes remain with 100% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Wisconsin Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $50 WI peers
#1 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM.
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