C
Average valueActiveSPICY HOT CROSSWORD · $10 · Wisconsin Lottery
SPICY HOT CROSSWORD: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.90 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 15 · $10 WI games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 15 · $10 WI games
SPICY HOT CROSSWORD is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 2 of the original 2 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
69.0%
expected return
1 in 3.30
odds of any win
2 of 2
$100K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 368,727 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $300, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 172,570 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.90 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $300
$6.71 · 67.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.19 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $300 wins
368,720 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
1.2M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% 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
#1 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
S
Scratchstats