At $25 a ticket, $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) comes from the Illinois Lottery. Published overall odds: 1 in 2.97. Dollar for dollar, it pays back around $0.78 per $1, an above-average return for a scratch-off. The top prize is $1,000,000. By our count about half the prizes remain, with 46% of all prizes unclaimed. On ScratchCheck's 0-100 ValueScore it earns a 63 (Good). In our rankings it currently sits at 16th out of 58 Illinois scratch-offs.
Overall Odds
1 in 2.97
Exp. Value
$0.78
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
46%
ValueScore™
63 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.78↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
A solid pick: #16 of the 58 active games we track in Illinois.
Why
↑Frequent winners: roughly a 34% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 2.97), ahead of most games.
- Strong expected value of $0.78 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
- The prize pool is about half spent, half still in circulation.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate$1,000,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.1M
now ~1 in 1.5M
$50,000
4 of 9 left
launch odds 1 in 359K
now ~1 in 371K
$10,000
22 of 48 left
launch odds 1 in 67K
now ~1 in 68K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,078,980 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 359,660 | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 67,436 | 48 | 22 | 46% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 119,887 | 27 | 14 | 52% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 30,828 | 105 | 52 | 50% |
| $1,250 | 1 in 11,857 | 273 | 136 | 50% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 3,738 | 866 | 413 | 48% |
| $500 | 1 in 377 | 8,595 | 3,971 | 46% |
| $300 | 1 in 1,515 | 2,136 | 1,007 | 47% |
| $250 | 1 in 989 | 3,273 | 1,459 | 45% |
| $200 | 1 in 286 | 11,322 | 5,213 | 46% |
| $150 | 1 in 300 | 10,793 | 4,860 | 45% |
| $125 | 1 in 464 | 6,982 | 3,241 | 46% |
| $100 | 1 in 54 | 59,403 | 27,018 | 45% |
| $75 | 1 in 22 | 148,322 | 67,510 | 46% |
| $50 | 1 in 9 | 350,615 | 160,286 | 46% |
| $25 | 1 in 7 | 485,648 | 224,962 | 46% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$62,783,800
Current Prize Pool
$28,435,475
Payout Percentage
45.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
500,169
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
3,232,607
Estimated Remaining
1,485,502
% Remaining
46.0%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
63
VALUESCORE
Good
63
out of 100
Expected Value
26/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
20/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 9/4/2026
Game Details
- State
- Illinois
- Game Number
- 7639
- Ticket Price
- $25
- Start Date
- 12/2/2025
- Payout %
- 77.6%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 9/4/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) scratch-off a good buy?
$1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) is a solid choice. Its ValueScore of 63/100 is above average, indicating good expected value and a healthy prize pool. It performs better than most $25 tickets in Illinois.
How much does $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) cost?
$1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) costs $25 per ticket in Illinois. All ScratchCheck figures for this game (expected value, ValueScore, and top prize analysis) are calculated against this $25 ticket price.
What are the odds of winning the $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) are 1 in 2.97. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639)?
The top prize for $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
What are the prizes for $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639)?
$1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) offers 17 distinct prize levels: $1,000,000 (3 total), $50,000 (9 total), $10,000 (48 total), $5,000 (27 total), $2,500 (105 total), $1,250 (273 total), $1,000 (866 total), $500 (8,595 total), $300 (2,136 total), $250 (3,273 total), $200 (11,322 total), $150 (10,793 total), $125 (6,982 total), $100 (59,403 total), $75 (148,322 total), $50 (350,615 total), and $25 (485,648 total). The full prize breakdown with odds and remaining counts is listed in the prize table on this page.
How many prizes are left in $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639)?
Based on our latest data, 46% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 500,169 out of 1,088,420 total). Roughly half the prizes remain, which is typical for an active game.
How is $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) rated by ScratchCheck?
ScratchCheck rates $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) at 63 out of 100 using ValueScore™, a composite rating built from four factors: Expected Value, Prize Quality, Win Frequency, and Inventory Health. Scores of 80 or above are Excellent, 60 to 79 Good, 40 to 59 Fair, 20 to 39 Below Average, and below 20 is Poor. The score updates automatically as prizes are claimed and data refreshes.
When was $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) released?
$1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) was released by the Illinois Lottery on December 2, 2025. It has been on sale for roughly 9 months, so a meaningful portion of prizes has likely been claimed.
How often is $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) data updated on ScratchCheck?
$1,000,000 Crossword 50X (Game #7639) data comes directly from the official Illinois Lottery and is refreshed daily, so the odds and remaining prize counts you see match the lottery's latest published figures.