$100,000 CROSSWORD ($5)Illinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
$100,000 CROSSWORD ($5) is a $5 ticket from the Illinois Lottery. Only 11% of its prizes are still unclaimed. On ValueScore it earns 32/100 (Below Avg), good for 10th out of 13 $5 tickets in Illinois.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.
- You get back about $0.72 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,498,080 | 6 | 0 | Claimed |
| $10,000 | 1 in 499,360 | 18 | 3 | 17% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 107,006 | 84 | 8 | 10% |
| $500 | 1 in 8,069 | 1,114 | 101 | 9% |
| $300 | 1 in 14,735 | 610 | 50 | 8% |
| $200 | 1 in 7,404 | 1,214 | 104 | 9% |
| $100 | 1 in 342 | 26,256 | 2,082 | 8% |
| $75 | 1 in 854 | 10,530 | 846 | 8% |
| $50 | 1 in 87 | 103,515 | 9,181 | 9% |
| $25 | 1 in 71 | 126,074 | 11,558 | 9% |
| $20 | 1 in 60 | 149,808 | 13,212 | 9% |
| $15 | 1 in 30 | 299,616 | 27,872 | 9% |
| $10 | 1 in 13 | 674,136 | 69,028 | 10% |
| $5 | 1 in 10 | 898,848 | 112,653 | 13% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
The last $100,000 top prize was reported claimed between September 25 and October 7. 11 were left on September 9, when our records for it began.
- September 25 to October 7, 202610 claimed · 0 left
- September 20, 20261 claimed · 10 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 31% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 25 times the average for Illinois's $5 games (1.3% 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
- Illinois
- Game Number
- 7641
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 12/2/2025
- Payout %
- 71.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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All 13 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Winnings | 58 | 1 in 3.86 | 72.2% | $250K · 3 | 3.5% |
| 7X Bingo Multiplier | 56 | 1 in 3.99 | 71.1% | $200K · 5 | - |
| $100,000 Crossword 2026 | 52 | 1 in 3.93 | 71.7% | $100K · 8 | 1.8% |
| Electric Cash | 51 | 1 in 4.28 | 80.8% | $400K · 1 | - |
| In the Green | 50 | 1 in 4.24 | 72.0% | $500K · 2 | 3.7% |
| Galaxy Blast | 50 | 1 in 3.99 | 72.0% | $556K · 3 | 3.1% |
| 25X Xtra | 46 | 1 in 4.28 | 71.9% | $500K · 1 | 0.9% |
| Power Up! Multiplier | 38 | 1 in 4.24 | 72.0% | $400K · 0 | 0.4% |
| Onyx | 37 | 1 in 4.20 | 75.9% | $1M · 0 | 0.1% |
| $100,000 CROSSWORD ($5) (this game) | 32 | 1 in 3.92 | 71.9% | $100K · 0 | 31.5% |
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.