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Weak valueActiveCrossword · $2 · Arizona Lottery
Crossword: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.22 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $2 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $2 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM
Crossword is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 13 of the original 20 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 37% of the 8.0M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 3.68
odds of any win
13 of 20
$10K top prizes left
37%
claimed · 2.9M of 8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,378,868 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$5 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 81,842 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.22 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.19 · 59.4% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $10K
$0.03 · 1.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
1,378,841 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
37% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
8M
tickets printed
2.9M
tickets claimed · 37%
5.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
65%
Tickets left
63%
65% of top prizes remain with only 63% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arizona Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 AZ peers
#3 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM.
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