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Poor valueActiveLUCKY WORD CROSSWORD · $10 · Wisconsin Lottery
LUCKY WORD CROSSWORD: Poor value. A $10 ticket pays back $1.71 on average.
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#12 of 12 · $10 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#12 of 12 · $10 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
LUCKY WORD CROSSWORD is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 17.1%, down 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 17.7%. 0 of the original 3 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
17.1%
expected return
1 in 3.20
odds of any win
0 of 3
$30K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 10 of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 432,304 winning tickets still unclaimed.
3 win more than $10
$13 – $100, an actual profit
25 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 388,400 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.71 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $100
$1.71 · 17.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $100 wins
432,300 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
1.6M
tickets printed
10
tickets claimed · 0%
1.6M
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 $10 WI peers
#12 of 12
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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