Ranked 80th of 82 Tickets in British Columbia
CrosswordBritish Columbia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes
Image Credit: British Columbia Lottery
16
VALUESCORE
Poor
At a glance
Crossword is a CA$2 ticket from British Columbia. On ValueScore it earns 16/100 (Poor), good for 9th out of 9 CA$2 tickets in British Columbia. It pays back about CA$0.65 per CA$1 on average, in line with British Columbia's other CA$2 games.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.00
Exp. Value
CA$0.65
per CA$1 spent
Top Prize
CA$25,000
Top Prizes Left
-
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
16 / 100
Poor
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65↓
POOR VALUE
It is 9th of the 9 active $2 games in British Columbia, so most $2 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Wins are infrequent: about a 25% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.00), lower than most games.
- $0.65 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Left |
|---|---|---|
| CA$25,000 | 1 in 1,500,000 | Not reported |
| CA$5,000 | 1 in 1,500,000 | Not reported |
| CA$1,000 | 1 in 500,000 | Not reported |
| CA$100 | 1 in 6,000 | Not reported |
| CA$25 | 1 in 748 | Not reported |
| CA$20 | 1 in 313 | Not reported |
| CA$10 | 1 in 23 | Not reported |
| CA$7 | 1 in 115 | Not reported |
| CA$5 | 1 in 22 | Not reported |
| CA$4 | 1 in 38 | Not reported |
| CA$3 | 1 in 115 | Not reported |
| CA$3 | 1 in 13 | Not reported |
| CA$2 | 1 in 30 | Not reported |
British Columbia does not publish remaining-prize counts, so every tier shows “Not reported”.
Prize History
Top prizes left
No CA$25,000 top prizes have been left since May 3, when our records for it began.
10
0
May 3May 23
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
16
VALUESCORE
Poor
16
out of 100
Expected Value
10/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- British Columbia
- Game Number
- 31115065-01
- Ticket Price
- CA$2
- Start Date
- 4/7/2026
- Payout %
- 64.5%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
Official Source
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Image Credit: British Columbia Lottery
$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.00 overall odds
Using launch odds. This game doesn't publish remaining-prize counts.
Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Launch-odds mode uses the original published odds, ignoring prizes already claimed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Crossword scratch-off a good buy?
No. Crossword scores 16/100 (Poor) and is 9th out of 9 CA$2 tickets in British Columbia, among the weakest tickets in British Columbia. It pays back about CA$0.65 for every CA$1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Crossword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Crossword are 1 in 4.00. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
Every CA$2 ticket in British Columbia
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Dazzler | 50 | 1 in 3.99 | 64.6% | CA$20K · 1 of 1 |
| The Whole Enchilada | 40 | 1 in 3.99 | 62.5% | CA$20K · 1 of 1 |
| Double Match | 27 | 1 in 3.99 | 62.5% | CA$20K · 0 of 1 |
| 5X | 24 | 1 in 3.99 | 62.3% | CA$20K · 0 of 1 |
| Bingo | 23 | 1 in 4.00 | 67.2% | CA$25K |
| $50 Fever | 22 | 1 in 3.99 | 63.5% | CA$20K · 0 of 1 |
| Crossword (Older) | 19 | 1 in 4.00 | 64.5% | CA$25K |
| Blackjack | 16 | 1 in 4.10 | 64.5% | CA$21K · 0 of 1 |
| Crossword (this game) | 16 | 1 in 4.00 | 64.5% | CA$25K |