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Poor valueActiveCROSSWORD · $2 · Wisconsin Lottery
CROSSWORD: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.08 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 13 · $2 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 13 · $2 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
CROSSWORD is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 54.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 55.0%. 11 of the original 22 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 9.6M printed tickets have been sold.
54.0%
expected return
1 in 4.00
odds of any win
11 of 22
$20K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 44 of 9.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,076,469 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 121,128 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.08 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.05 · 52.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.03 · 1.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
2,076,390 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, Apr 2025.
9.6M
tickets printed
44
tickets claimed · 0%
9.6M
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 $2 WI peers
#12 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.
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