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Decent valueActiveMillion Dollar Crossword · $30 · Arizona Lottery
Million Dollar Crossword: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.41 on average.
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $30 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $30 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM
Million Dollar Crossword is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.0%, up 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 77.7%. 7 of the original 7 $561,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 4% of the 2.4M printed tickets have been sold.
78.0%
expected return
1 in 2.30
odds of any win
7 of 7
$561K top prizes left
4%
claimed · 105k of 2.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 993,651 winning tickets still unclaimed.
27 win more than $30
$40 – $250, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
57 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 329 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.34 · 71.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $561K
$2.07 · 6.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
993,344 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
4% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
2.4M
tickets printed
105k
tickets claimed · 4%
2.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
96%
100% of top prizes remain with only 96% 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 $30 AZ peers
#2 of 3
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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