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Poor valueActiveMYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD · $30 · Wisconsin Lottery
MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD: Poor value. A $30 ticket pays back $1.82 on average.
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $30 WI games
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $30 WI games
MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 6.1%, down 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 6.1%. 1 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.5M printed tickets have been sold.
6.1%
expected return
1 in 3.10
odds of any win
1 of 2
$30K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 3 of 1.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 438,005 winning tickets still unclaimed.
0 win more than $30
$50 or $100, an actual profit
29 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 295,927 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $100
$1.80 · 6.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.02 · 0.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $100 wins
438,000 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, Jul 2026.
1.5M
tickets printed
3
tickets claimed · 0%
1.5M
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 $30 WI peers
#6 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
CROSSWORD BOSS
73.0%
2
THE MILLION
73.0%
3
EXCEPTIONAL CROSSWORD
67.3%
4
COLORFUL CROSSWORD
66.6%
5
OPAL
66.0%
6
MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD
6.1%
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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