$5MM Crossword Cash costs $20 a ticket from the Florida Lottery. Its expected return of $0.80 per $1 runs $0.03 ahead of the typical $20 ticket in Florida. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 11% of prizes remain. It has been on sale since August 2023.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- You win something fairly often here, about 34% per ticket (1 in 2.90).
- Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000 | 1 in 4,018,135 | 6 | 0 | Claimed |
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,339,378 | 18 | 1 | 6% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,339,378 | 18 | 1 | 6% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 2,493 | 9,672 | 1,012 | 10% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,238 | 7,445 | 664 | 9% |
| $250 | 1 in 1,494 | 16,135 | 1,436 | 9% |
| $200 | 1 in 414 | 58,248 | 5,325 | 9% |
| $150 | 1 in 297 | 81,297 | 7,381 | 9% |
| $100 | 1 in 26 | 913,942 | 84,434 | 9% |
| $50 | 1 in 30 | 803,627 | 76,246 | 9% |
| $40 | 1 in 30 | 803,718 | 75,606 | 9% |
| $30 | 1 in 15 | 1,607,560 | 159,165 | 10% |
| $20 | 1 in 6 | 4,017,771 | 465,584 | 12% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
The last $5,000,000 top prize was reported claimed on June 21. 2 were left on March 6, when our records for it began.
- June 21, 20261 claimed · 0 left
- April 9, 20261 claimed · 1 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Florida's $20 games (0.5% a 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
- Florida
- Game Number
- 1539
- Ticket Price
- $20
- Start Date
- 8/7/2023
- Payout %
- 79.8%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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All 11 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEGA BUCKS | 81 | 1 in 2.98 | 78.8% | $5M · 2 | 1.5% |
| 200X THE CASH | 79 | 1 in 2.96 | 77.7% | $5M · 4 | - |
| Mega 7s | 75 | 1 in 3.33 | 77.5% | $5M · 2 | 1.4% |
| The Perfect Gift | 72 | 1 in 2.79 | 77.2% | $5M · 2 | 0.0% |
| $1,000,000 HOLIDAY CA$H | 64 | 1 in 2.68 | 76.9% | $1M · 1 | 0.2% |
| $5MM Crossword Cash (this game) | 63 | 1 in 2.90 | 79.8% | $5M · 0 | 0.4% |
| $5,000,000 Triple Match | 57 | 1 in 2.85 | 79.4% | $5M · 0 | 0.0% |
| $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY | 56 | 1 in 2.93 | 76.0% | $5M · 1 | 0.3% |
| $10,000 A Week For Life | 55 | 1 in 2.96 | 75.9% | $7.8M · 1 | 0.2% |
| MONOPOLY™ SECRET VAULT | 55 | 1 in 2.95 | 78.0% | $5M · 0 | 0.1% |
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.