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Ranked 46th of 60 Tickets in Indiana

NEON 9s CROSSWORDIndiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Indiana Lottery
41
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5IndianaGame #2542GREEN
At a glance

NEON 9s CROSSWORD costs $5 a ticket from the Indiana Lottery. It has been on sale since July 2024, and 26% of its prizes are still unclaimed. It pays back about $0.69 per $1 on average, in line with Indiana's other $5 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.70
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
26%
ValueScore™
41 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 12th of the 17 active $5 games in Indiana.
Why
→Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • $0.69 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$100,000103
30%
$2,50024068
28%
$5001,211321
27%
$3002,413626
26%
$2503,598923
26%
$1504,8641,270
26%
$10024,2026,223
26%
$50100,01625,849
26%
$3084,88322,549
27%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$14,525,990
Current Prize Pool
$3,830,770
Payout Percentage
26.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
57,832

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
8,669,800
Estimated Remaining
2,264,264
% Remaining
26.1%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is the lottery’s published print run. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 3 $100,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on October 11.

62
6
5
4
3
March 6October 19
  • October 11, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • August 15, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • May 7, 20261 claimed · 5 left

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

41
VALUESCORE
Fair
41
out of 100
Expected Value
14/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
16/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Indiana
Game Number
2542
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
7/2/2024
Payout %
69.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.70 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the NEON 9s CROSSWORD scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. NEON 9s CROSSWORD scores 41/100 (Fair) and is 12th of the 17 active $5 games in Indiana. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Indiana rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the NEON 9s CROSSWORD scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with NEON 9s CROSSWORD are 1 in 3.70. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for NEON 9s CROSSWORD?
The top prize for NEON 9s CROSSWORD is $100,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in NEON 9s CROSSWORD?
Based on our latest data, 26% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 57,832 out of 221,437 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in Indiana

All 17 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
CASH VAULT631 in 3.8169.0%$100K · 20.0%
DIAMOND DASH551 in 3.6469.0%$2K · 690.0%
CASH SURGE551 in 3.7369.0%$75K · 10.1%
$20, $50 OR $100531 in 7.3069.1%$100 · 11,537-
CA$H MONEY521 in 4.0169.0%$150K · 10.1%
WILD CHERRY521 in 3.8569.0%$100K · 20.1%
SPACE INVADERS CASH INVASION511 in 3.7069.0%$100K · 10.0%
IN THE MONEY491 in 3.8769.0%$100K · 10.0%
RUBY 7s471 in 3.9069.1%$77K · 20.0%
NEON 9s CROSSWORD (this game)411 in 3.7069.0%$100K · 3-

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.