What is the expected value of Cosmic Crossword?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of Cosmic Crossword is 48.3%, meaning the average ticket returns about $1.45 in prizes against its $3 cost.

Is Cosmic Crossword retired?

No, Cosmic Crossword is still active and being sold by the Louisiana state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

Cosmic Crossword ($3) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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ActiveCosmic Crossword · $3 · Louisiana Lottery

▼ -12.3 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $3 LA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:17 PM

Cosmic Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 48.3%, down 12.3 percentage points from the launch value of 60.7%. 4 of the original 6 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 25% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.

48.3%

expected return

1 in 3.73

odds of any win

4 of 6

$30K top prizes left

25%

claimed · 463k of 1.8M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 298,690 winning tickets still unclaimed.

13 win more than $3

$5 – $150, an actual profit

8 win their money back

a $3 prize, so you break even

79 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 91,264 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $1.45 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $3 – $150

$1.37 · 45.6% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $30K

$0.08 · 2.7% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$3 – $150 wins

298,675 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

25% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.

1.8M

tickets printed

463k

tickets claimed · 25%

1.4M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

67%

Tickets left

75%

67% of top prizes remain with 75% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

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Rank vs $3 LA peers

#1 of 3

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Cosmic Crossword

48.3%

Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:17 PM.

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Cosmic Crossword: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.45 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $1.45 comes from

25% of the print run claimed