Ranked 22nd of 54 Tickets in Illinois
Bonus Word CrosswordIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Image Credit: Illinois Lottery
57
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
Bonus Word Crossword costs $3 a ticket from the Illinois Lottery. By our estimate the $50,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 843,777 per ticket, down from 1 in 1,198,932. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 58,130 tickets.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.49
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
8
Prizes Remaining
70%
ValueScore™
57 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69→
AVERAGE
A typical $3 ticket, ranked #22 of the 54 active games we track in Illinois.
Why
→$0.69 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.2M at launch, about 1 in 844K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
- Frequent winners: roughly a 29% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.49), ahead of most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19$50,000
8 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 844K
$2,000
57 of 80 left
launch odds 1 in 120K
now ~1 in 118K
$1,000
62 of 77 left
launch odds 1 in 125K
now ~1 in 109K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,199,488 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 119,949 | 80 | 57 | 71% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 124,622 | 77 | 62 | 81% |
| $200 | 1 in 4,776 | 2,009 | 1,379 | 69% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,711 | 5,607 | 3,883 | 69% |
| $50 | 1 in 325 | 29,543 | 20,710 | 70% |
| $30 | 1 in 200 | 48,032 | 33,554 | 70% |
| $25 | 1 in 100 | 95,955 | 66,340 | 69% |
| $20 | 1 in 133 | 71,944 | 50,478 | 70% |
| $10 | 1 in 50 | 191,940 | 134,392 | 70% |
| $8 | 1 in 100 | 95,959 | 66,599 | 69% |
| $6 | 1 in 33 | 287,877 | 200,497 | 70% |
| $5 | 1 in 14 | 671,770 | 470,597 | 70% |
| $3 | 1 in 8 | 1,247,467 | 885,603 | 71% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$19,870,950
Current Prize Pool
$14,039,768
Payout Percentage
70.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,934,159
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
9,591,455
Estimated Remaining
6,750,215
% Remaining
70.4%
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
All 8 $50,000 top prizes left on June 30, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.
87
8
June 30October 19
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.9% 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
57
VALUESCORE
Fair
57
out of 100
Expected Value
8/40
Prize Quality
18/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- Illinois
- Game Number
- 7662
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 7/7/2026
- Payout %
- 69.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Bonus Word Crossword scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Bonus Word Crossword scores 57/100 (Fair). It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Bonus Word Crossword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Bonus Word Crossword are 1 in 3.49. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Bonus Word Crossword?
The top prize for Bonus Word Crossword is $50,000. As of our latest update, 8 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Bonus Word Crossword?
Based on our latest data, 70% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,934,159 out of 2,748,268 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
Every $3 ticket in Illinois
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus Word Crossword (this game) | 57 | 1 in 3.49 | 69.0% | $50K · 8 |
| Loteria™ | 30 | 1 in 3.85 | 68.9% | $80K · 1 |