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Ranked 77th of 82 Tickets in British Columbia

Crossword (Older)British Columbia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes

Image Credit: British Columbia Lottery
19
VALUESCORE
Poor
CA$2British ColumbiaGame #31114015-02GREEN
At a glance

Crossword (Older) costs CA$2 a ticket from British Columbia. With a ValueScore of 19/100 (Poor), it is 7th of the 9 active CA$2 games 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™
19 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
↓
POOR VALUE
The numbers work against it: #77 of the 82 active games we track in British Columbia.
Why
↓Wins are infrequent: about a 25% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.00), lower than most games.
  • Expected value of $0.65 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsLeft
CA$25,0001 in 1,500,000Not reported
CA$5,0001 in 1,500,000Not reported
CA$1,0001 in 500,000Not reported
CA$1001 in 6,000Not reported
CA$251 in 748Not reported
CA$201 in 313Not reported
CA$101 in 23Not reported
CA$71 in 115Not reported
CA$51 in 22Not reported
CA$41 in 38Not reported
CA$31 in 115Not reported
CA$31 in 13Not reported
CA$21 in 30Not 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

19
VALUESCORE
Poor
19
out of 100
Expected Value
12/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
31114015-02
Ticket Price
CA$2
Start Date
4/8/2025
Payout %
64.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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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 (Older) scratch-off a good buy?
No. Crossword (Older) scores 19/100 (Poor) and is 7th of the 9 active CA$2 games 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 (Older) scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Crossword (Older) are 1 in 4.00. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.

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