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JUMBO BUCKS CrosswordGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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29
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$3GeorgiaGame #1412GREEN
At a glance

The Georgia Lottery sells JUMBO BUCKS Crossword as a $3 ticket. At 1 in 4.08, its overall odds are the longest of Georgia's 17 $3 games. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 5% of prizes remain. It has been on sale since February 2018.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.08
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
1 / 60
Prizes Remaining
5%
ValueScore™
29 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #124 of the 199 active games we track in Georgia.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 25% per ticket (1 in 4.08).
  • $0.73 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$100,0001 in 1,207,827601
2%
$5,0001 in 598,9231211
1%
$5001 in 11,9436,06841
1%
$2501 in 12,0146,03242
1%
$1001 in 1,99336,366298
1%
$501 in 159456,5555,297
1%
$251 in 78932,21719,769
2%
$201 in 671,088,49011,910
1%
$101 in 252,901,87045,087
2%
$51 in 145,079,333141,597
3%
$3
Free ticket
1 in 107,255,055636,331
9%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$158,867,105
Current Prize Pool
$4,230,923
Payout Percentage
2.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
860,374

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
72,469,641
Estimated Remaining
3,510,326
% Remaining
4.8%
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

The one $100,000 top prize left on March 6, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

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March 6October 14

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Georgia's $3 games (0.6% 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

29
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
29
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1412
Ticket Price
$3
Start Date
2/2/2018
Payout %
73.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.08 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the JUMBO BUCKS Crossword scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. JUMBO BUCKS Crossword scores 29/100 (Below Average) and is 5th of Georgia's 17 $3 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the JUMBO BUCKS Crossword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with JUMBO BUCKS Crossword are 1 in 4.08. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for JUMBO BUCKS Crossword?
The top prize for JUMBO BUCKS Crossword is $100,000. As of our latest update, 1 of 60 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in JUMBO BUCKS Crossword?
Based on our latest data, 5% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 860,374 out of 17,762,167 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $3 ticket in Georgia

All 17 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
30X BINGO MULTIPLIER551 in 3.7871.7%$130K · 4 of 47.0%
HIT $300 BINGO311 in 3.7572.0%$150K · 1 of 40.0%
$100,000 JUMBO CASH CASHWORD311 in 3.9472.8%$100K · 0 of 40.0%
BULLSEYE BINGO301 in 3.7471.9%$150K · 1 of 40.0%
JUMBO BUCKS Crossword (this game)291 in 4.0873.1%$100K · 1 of 600.0%
CROSSWORD281 in 3.9571.8%$130K · 1 of 51.6%
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025281 in 3.7172.2%$20K · 4 of 170.0%
HOT BINGO Multiplier281 in 3.7572.0%$150K · 2 of 40.0%
JACKPOTS GALORE CROSSWORD271 in 4.0872.2%$150K · 1 of 40.2%
MYSTERY BINGO Multiplier271 in 3.7772.1%$170K · 1 of 40.0%

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.