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Average valueActiveCROSSWORD MULTIPLIER · $20 · Wisconsin Lottery
CROSSWORD MULTIPLIER: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $13.92 on average.
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $20 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $20 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
CROSSWORD MULTIPLIER is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.6%, down 2.6 percentage points from the launch value of 72.2%. 0 of the original 2 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
69.6%
expected return
1 in 3.10
odds of any win
0 of 2
$200K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 6 of 748k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 245,927 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $20
$30 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,842 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $13.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.81 · 69.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.11 · 0.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
245,914 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, Jan 2026.
748k
tickets printed
6
tickets claimed · 0%
748k
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 $20 WI peers
#5 of 12
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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