At a glance
The Kansas Lottery sells Word Games as a $3 ticket. At a ValueScore of 18/100 (Poor), it is 4th of the 4 active $3 games in Kansas. The top prize is $15,000.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.16
Exp. Value
No Data
Top Prize
$15,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
18 / 100
Poor
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Not enough data to calculate expected value for this game.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Left |
|---|---|
| $15,000 | 1 |
| $700 | 6 |
| $350 | 4 |
| $100 | 51 |
| $70 | 420 |
| $35 | 1,755 |
| $25 | 455 |
| $20 | 2,116 |
| $10 | 6,300 |
| $6 | 7,246 |
| $5 | 8,494 |
Kansas only publishes the number of unclaimed prizes at its top prize levels, not the original prize counts. Totals and percent-remaining are unavailable, and smaller prizes are not itemized.
Free tickets remaining: 27,407 (a free replay, $0 value, not counted in the prize stats)
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, one $15,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on March 22.
20
March 6October 14
- March 22, 20261 claimed · 1 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
18
VALUESCORE
Poor
18
out of 100
Expected Value
0/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
3/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026
Game Details
- State
- Kansas
- Game Number
- 433
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 6/16/2025
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.16 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Word Games scratch-off a good buy?
No. Word Games scores 18/100 (Poor) and is 4th of the 4 active $3 games in Kansas, among the weakest tickets in Kansas.
What are the odds of winning the Word Games scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Word Games are 1 in 4.16. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Word Games?
The top prize for Word Games is $15,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
Every $3 ticket in Kansas
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word Blast Series | 42 | 1 in 4.10 | $15K · 7 |
| Red Hot Cash | 36 | 1 in 4.01 | $15K · 4 |
| Block-o | 29 | 1 in 4.20 | $15K · 4 |
| Word Games (this game) | 18 | 1 in 4.16 | $15K · 1 |