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Average valueActiveCROSSWORD TIME · $20 · Wisconsin Lottery
CROSSWORD TIME: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.26 on average.
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#6 of 13 · $20 WI games
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#6 of 13 · $20 WI games
CROSSWORD TIME is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.3%, down 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 72.6%. 1 of the original 2 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
71.3%
expected return
1 in 3.10
odds of any win
1 of 2
$200K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 3 of 758k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 244,068 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $20
$30 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,739 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.26 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.88 · 69.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.38 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
244,054 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, May 2026.
758k
tickets printed
3
tickets claimed · 0%
758k
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 $20 WI peers
#6 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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