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Weak valueActiveONE AND ONLY CROSSWORD · $10 · Wisconsin Lottery
ONE AND ONLY CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.55 on average.
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#6 of 12 · $10 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#6 of 12 · $10 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
ONE AND ONLY CROSSWORD is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.5%, down 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 1 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
65.5%
expected return
1 in 3.30
odds of any win
1 of 3
$100K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 7 of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 365,362 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $300, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 70,447 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.55 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $300
$6.44 · 64.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.11 · 1.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $300 wins
365,344 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
1.3M
tickets printed
7
tickets claimed · 0%
1.3M
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 $10 WI peers
#6 of 12
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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