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Ranked 4th of 59 Tickets in Arizona

Million Dollar CrosswordArizona Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Arizona Lottery
86
VALUESCORE
Excellent
$30ArizonaGame #1531GREEN
At a glance

Million Dollar Crossword is a $30 ticket from the Arizona Lottery. The $1,000,000 prize now runs about 1 in 266,724 by our estimate, better than 1 in 341,423 at launch. Its overall odds of 1 in 2.30 are the best of the 3 $30 tickets Arizona sells. Its expected return of $0.82 per $1 sits $0.05 below the typical $30 ticket in Arizona.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.30
Exp. Value
$0.82
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
6
Prizes Remaining
67%
ValueScore™
86 / 100
Excellent

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.82
↑
GREAT VALUE
Currently #4 of 59 in Arizona, better than about 95% of the state's games. The value here holds up across every factor we score.
Why
↑Frequent winners: roughly a 43% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 2.30), ahead of most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 341K at launch, about 1 in 267K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $1,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • $0.82 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.
  • Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$1,000,000
6 of 7 left
launch odds 1 in 341K
now ~1 in 267K
$25,000
7 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 199K
now ~1 in 229K
$5,000
14 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 100K
now ~1 in 114K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$1,000,0001 in 341,82376
86%
$25,0001 in 199,397127
58%
$5,0001 in 99,6982414
58%
$2,5001 in 31,4847649
64%
$1,0001 in 12,334194136
70%
$5001 in 3456,9444,652
67%
$2501 in 18512,9538,609
66%
$1001 in 6039,86426,529
67%
$751 in 3079,71453,054
67%
$501 in 11219,439146,458
67%
$401 in 8297,042198,544
67%
$301 in 6382,845257,743
67%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$58,818,180
Current Prize Pool
$40,610,650
Payout Percentage
69.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
695,801

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,389,962
Estimated Remaining
1,600,342
% Remaining
67.0%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since June 27, when our records for it began, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 6. The most recent was on September 27.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
June 27Our records begin7
September 271 claimed6
November 7Latest count6

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week. By tickets sold, it is the estimated #20 best seller of the 56 Arizona tickets we can rank, at about 33,000 tickets a week.

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

86
VALUESCORE
Excellent
86
out of 100
Expected Value
37/40
Prize Quality
17/25
Win Frequency
20/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

State
Arizona
Game Number
1531
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
6/2/2026
Payout %
81.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.30 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Million Dollar Crossword scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. Million Dollar Crossword has a ValueScore of 86/100 (Excellent) and is 2nd out of 3 $30 tickets in Arizona. It pays back about $0.82 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Million Dollar Crossword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Million Dollar Crossword are 1 in 2.30. This means roughly 1 in every 2 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Million Dollar Crossword?
The top prize for Million Dollar Crossword is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 6 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $30 ticket in Arizona

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Show Me The Bens981 in 2.7688.7%$3.5M · 31.1%
Million Dollar Crossword (this game)861 in 2.3081.9%$1M · 61.4%
Ultimate Riches751 in 2.7685.1%$3.5M · 10.3%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.