Million Dollar CrosswordArizona Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Million Dollar Crossword is a $30 ticket from the Arizona Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $1,000,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 281,982, from 1 in 341,423 at launch. On ValueScore it earns 91/100 (Excellent), good for 2nd out of 3 $30 tickets in Arizona. 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.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 341K at launch, about 1 in 282K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $1,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
- Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.
- $0.82 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 341,823 | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| $25,000 | 1 in 199,397 | 12 | 8 | 67% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 99,698 | 24 | 15 | 63% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 31,484 | 76 | 53 | 70% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 12,334 | 194 | 142 | 73% |
| $500 | 1 in 345 | 6,944 | 4,910 | 71% |
| $250 | 1 in 185 | 12,953 | 9,131 | 70% |
| $100 | 1 in 60 | 39,864 | 28,135 | 71% |
| $75 | 1 in 30 | 79,714 | 56,132 | 70% |
| $50 | 1 in 11 | 219,439 | 154,951 | 71% |
| $40 | 1 in 8 | 297,042 | 209,880 | 71% |
| $30 | 1 in 6 | 382,845 | 272,242 | 71% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
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.
- September 27, 20261 claimed · 6 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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
Game Details
- State
- Arizona
- Game Number
- 1531
- Ticket Price
- $30
- Start Date
- 6/2/2026
- Payout %
- 81.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $30 ticket in Arizona
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show Me The Bens | 98 | 1 in 2.76 | 88.7% | $3.5M · 3 | 1.3% |
| Million Dollar Crossword (this game) | 91 | 1 in 2.30 | 81.9% | $1M · 6 | 1.4% |
| Ultimate Riches | 75 | 1 in 2.76 | 85.1% | $3.5M · 1 | 0.4% |
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.