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Average valueActiveMega Cash Crossword · $3 · Arkansas Lottery
Mega Cash Crossword: Average value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.12 on average.
▲ +3.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
▲ +3.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
Mega Cash Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.7%, up 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.7%. 2 of the original 3 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 74% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
70.7%
expected return
1 in 3.50
odds of any win
2 of 3
$75K top prizes left
74%
claimed · 1.5M of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 152,986 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 14,088 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.12 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.83 · 61.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.29 · 9.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
152,978 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
74% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
1.5M
tickets claimed · 74%
535k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
26%
67% of top prizes remain with only 26% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arkansas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 AR peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM.
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