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Average valueActive$1,000,000 CROSSWORD · $20 · Texas Lottery
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.73 on average.
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#11 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:51 PM
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#11 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:51 PM
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.7%, down 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 1 of the original 6 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 15.3M printed tickets have been sold.
73.7%
expected return
1 in 3.41
odds of any win
1 of 6
$1M jackpots left
84%
claimed · 12.8M of 15.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 714,304 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,352 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.26 · 71.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.06 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.41 · 2.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.6%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
714,254 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
15.3M
tickets printed
12.8M
tickets claimed · 84%
2.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
16%
17% of top prizes remain with only 16% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Texas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 TX peers
#11 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:51 PM.
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