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Weak valueActiveEXCEPTIONAL CROSSWORD · $30 · Wisconsin Lottery
EXCEPTIONAL CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $30 ticket pays back $20.20 on average.
▼ -7.2 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $30 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -7.2 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $30 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
EXCEPTIONAL CROSSWORD is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.3%, down 7.2 percentage points from the launch value of 74.6%. 0 of the original 2 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
67.3%
expected return
1 in 3.30
odds of any win
0 of 2
$500K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 7 of 463k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 140,233 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $30
$50 – $250, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,955 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $20.20 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.04 · 66.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.16 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
140,208 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, Nov 2025.
463k
tickets printed
7
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
#2 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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