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Poor valueActiveAMERICAN CROSSWORD · $3 · Wisconsin Lottery
AMERICAN CROSSWORD: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.77 on average.
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#7 of 9 · $3 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#7 of 9 · $3 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
AMERICAN CROSSWORD is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 1.7 percentage points from the launch value of 60.7%. 1 of the original 3 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 3.50
odds of any win
1 of 3
$30K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 7 of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 349,544 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $150, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 315,306 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.77 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $150
$1.74 · 58.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.03 · 0.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $150 wins
349,540 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
1.3M
tickets printed
7
tickets claimed · 0%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
100%
33% 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 $3 WI peers
#7 of 9
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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