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Ranked 8th of 55 Tickets in California

Crossword XtremeCalifornia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: California Lottery
81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
$30CaliforniaGame #1726GREEN
At a glance

Crossword Xtreme costs $30 a ticket from the California Lottery. At 1 in 2.72, its overall odds are the longest of California's 3 $30 games. Free tickets make up 27% of its winners.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.72
Exp. Value
$0.80
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$7,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
51%
ValueScore™
81 / 100
Excellent

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.80
↑
GREAT VALUE
8th of 55 active California games, with strong marks across the board.
Why
↑Strong expected value of $0.80 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 37% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 2.72), ahead of most games.
  • Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$7,000,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 4.8M
now ~1 in 4.9M
$500,000
12 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 801K
now ~1 in 822K
$50,000
17 of 31 left
launch odds 1 in 620K
now ~1 in 580K
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
$7,000,0001 in 4,800,00042
50%
$500,0001 in 800,0002412
50%
$50,0001 in 619,3553117
55%
$10,0001 in 300,0006430
47%
$5,0001 in 23,940802435
54%
$1,0001 in 99819,24210,485
54%
$5001 in 30064,00432,867
51%
$2501 in 24080,14641,031
51%
$1501 in 107179,98192,105
51%
$1001 in 60320,079163,455
51%
$751 in 30639,838327,736
51%
$601 in 30639,920327,466
51%
$501 in 151,280,000655,477
51%
$401 in 101,920,000984,348
51%
$30
Free ticket
1 in 101,920,000991,682
52%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$461,268,600
Current Prize Pool
$236,788,890
Payout Percentage
51.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
3,627,148

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
19,214,447
Estimated Remaining
9,865,842
% Remaining
51.3%
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 its launch on April 21, 2 $7,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on July 12.

41
4
3
2
April 21October 19
  • July 12, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • June 18, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.6% 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

81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
81
out of 100
Expected Value
38/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1726
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
4/20/2026
Payout %
80.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.72 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Crossword Xtreme scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. Crossword Xtreme has a ValueScore of 81/100 (Excellent) and is 2nd of the 3 active $30 games in California. It pays back about $0.80 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Crossword Xtreme scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Crossword Xtreme are 1 in 2.72. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Crossword Xtreme?
The top prize for Crossword Xtreme is $7,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $30 ticket in California

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
200X921 in 2.7179.6%$10M · 41.7%
Crossword Xtreme (this game)811 in 2.7280.1%$7M · 21.6%
7's661 in 2.7179.6%$10M · 20.3%

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.