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Poor valueActiveGOLDEN GOOSE CROSSWORD · $5 · Wisconsin Lottery
GOLDEN GOOSE CROSSWORD: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.99 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#8 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#8 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
GOLDEN GOOSE CROSSWORD is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 1 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
59.8%
expected return
1 in 3.70
odds of any win
1 of 3
$50K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 7 of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 460,581 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 45,959 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.99 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.95 · 59.1% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.04 · 0.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
460,577 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.
1.8M
tickets printed
7
tickets claimed · 0%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
100%
33% 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 $5 WI peers
#8 of 16
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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