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Weak valueActiveBIG CHEESE CROSSWORD · $3 · Wisconsin Lottery
BIG CHEESE CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.82 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $3 WI gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:09 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $3 WI gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:09 PM
BIG CHEESE CROSSWORD is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.7%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.7%. 3 of the original 3 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
60.7%
expected return
1 in 3.50
odds of any win
3 of 3
$30K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 1.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 415,146 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $150, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 252,261 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $150
$1.76 · 58.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.06 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $150 wins
415,140 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
1.5M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% 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
#5 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:09 PM.
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