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Weak valueActiveCOLORFUL CROSSWORD · $30 · Wisconsin Lottery
COLORFUL CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $30 ticket pays back $19.99 on average.
▼ -7.1 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $30 WI games
▼ -7.1 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $30 WI games
COLORFUL CROSSWORD is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.6%, down 7.1 percentage points from the launch value of 73.8%. 0 of the original 2 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
66.6%
expected return
1 in 3.10
odds of any win
0 of 2
$500K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 6 of 463k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 150,875 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $30
$50 – $250, an actual profit
20 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,210 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $19.99 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.83 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.16 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
150,850 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, Mar 2026.
463k
tickets printed
6
tickets claimed · 0%
463k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
100%
0% 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 $30 WI peers
#4 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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