Ranked 18th of 82 Tickets in British Columbia
Crossword ExtremeBritish Columbia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Image Credit: British Columbia Lottery
65
VALUESCORE
Good
At a glance
Crossword Extreme is a CA$20 ticket from British Columbia. The CA$150,000 top prize is gone: every one of the 1 printed has been claimed, and what remains tops out at CA$5,000 (2 left). Its overall odds of 1 in 2.50 beat the 1 in 3.20 typical of British Columbia's CA$20 games. None of its winning tickets pays CA$20 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.
Overall Odds
1 in 2.50
Exp. Value
CA$0.70
per CA$1 spent
Top Prize
CA$150,000
Top Prizes Left
0 / 1
Prizes Remaining
42%
ValueScore™
65 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
A solid pick: #18, ahead of roughly 79% of British Columbia's 82 active games, and 6th out of 14 $20 tickets in British Columbia.
Why
↑Frequent winners: roughly a 40% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 2.50), ahead of most games.
- $0.70 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
- This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19$150,000
0 of 1 left
launch odds 1 in 140K
All claimed
$10,000
0 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 70K
All claimed
$5,000
2 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 70K
now ~1 in 29K
$1,000
8 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 5,848
now ~1 in 7,329
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
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA$150,000 | 1 in 400,000 | 1 | 0 | Claimed |
| CA$10,000 | 1 in 200,000 | 2 | 0 | Claimed |
| CA$5,000 | 1 in 200,000 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| CA$1,000 | 1 in 18,181 | 24 | 8 | 33% |
| CA$500 | 1 in 3,077 | 124 | 55 | 44% |
| CA$200 | 1 in 1,290 | 298 | 129 | 43% |
| CA$150 | 1 in 808 | 487 | 208 | 43% |
| CA$100 | 1 in 266 | 1,469 | 608 | 41% |
| CA$75 | 1 in 430 | 908 | 371 | 41% |
| CA$60 | 1 in 800 | 471 | 188 | 40% |
| CA$50 | 1 in 7 | 52,353 | 21,882 | 42% |
| CA$40 | 1 in 1,000 | - | Not reported | - |
| CA$30 | 1 in 357 | - | Not reported | - |
| CA$25 | 1 in 12 | - | Not reported | - |
| CA$20 | 1 in 195 | - | Not reported | - |
| CA$20 | 1 in 8 | - | Not reported | - |
| CA$20 | 1 in 42 | - | Not reported | - |
| CA$10 | 1 in 108 | - | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
CA$3,259,560
Current Prize Pool
CA$1,296,505
Payout Percentage
39.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
23,451
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
140,348
Estimated Remaining
58,628
% Remaining
41.8%
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
No CA$150,000 top prizes have been left since July 12, when our records for it began.
10
0
July 12October 19
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
65
VALUESCORE
Good
65
out of 100
Expected Value
33/40
Prize Quality
4/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- British Columbia
- Game Number
- 31116006
- Ticket Price
- CA$20
- Start Date
- 4/7/2026
- Payout %
- 69.7%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
Official Source
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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.50 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed
Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Crossword Extreme scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Crossword Extreme scores 65/100 (Good) and is 6th out of 14 CA$20 tickets in British Columbia. It pays back about CA$0.70 for every CA$1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Crossword Extreme scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Crossword Extreme are 1 in 2.50. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Crossword Extreme?
The top prize for Crossword Extreme is CA$150,000. All 1 top prize has already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
Every CA$20 ticket in British Columbia
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingo Buddy | 85 | 1 in 2.50 | 70.0% | CA$150K · 1 of 1 |
| Dazzling Dollars | 84 | 1 in 3.20 | 70.0% | CA$200K · 2 of 2 |
| Holiday Gift Pack | 81 | 1 in 2.00 | 67.8% | CA$150K · 2 of 2 |
| Diamond | 69 | 1 in 3.39 | 70.0% | CA$2M · 3 of 7 |
| Hit $1000 | 66 | 1 in 3.90 | 70.0% | CA$75K · 4 of 5 |
| Crossword Extreme (this game) | 65 | 1 in 2.50 | 69.7% | CA$150K · 0 of 1 |
| $20,000 Casino | 64 | 1 in 3.39 | 70.0% | CA$20K · 78 of 200 |
| Bingo Supreme | 63 | 1 in 2.50 | 70.0% | CA$150K · 0 of 1 |
| Glitter and Gold | 61 | 1 in 3.20 | 70.0% | CA$200K · 1 of 2 |
| Vault | 59 | 1 in 3.46 | 70.0% | CA$2M · 1 of 6 |