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Average valueActiveCOLORFUL CROSSWORD · $30 · Wisconsin Lottery
COLORFUL CROSSWORD: Average value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.13 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $30 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $30 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
COLORFUL CROSSWORD is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.8%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.8%. 2 of the original 2 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
73.8%
expected return
1 in 3.10
odds of any win
2 of 2
$500K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 463k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 150,877 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 4,134 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.13 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.84 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$2.29 · 7.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
150,850 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% 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
0
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
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 $30 WI peers
#1 of 5
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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