Outdoors and S'mores Crossword costs $3 a ticket from the Minnesota Lottery. With a ValueScore of 42/100 (Fair), it is 7th of the 9 active $3 games in Minnesota. It pays back about $0.66 per $1 on average, in line with Minnesota's other $3 games.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- About a 27% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.71), in line with most games.
- Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 587,260 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 367,038 | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| $100 | 1 in 298 | 9,855 | Not reported | - |
| $50 | 1 in 951 | 3,087 | Not reported | - |
| $30 | 1 in 479 | 6,135 | Not reported | - |
| $25 | 1 in 178 | 16,492 | Not reported | - |
| $15 | 1 in 57 | 51,353 | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 50 | 58,726 | Not reported | - |
| $6 | 1 in 50 | 58,726 | Not reported | - |
| $5 | 1 in 13 | 227,637 | Not reported | - |
| $3 | 1 in 8 | 359,752 | Not reported | - |
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on March 6, 3 $30,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on May 17.
- May 17, 20261 claimed · 2 left
- April 26, 20261 claimed · 3 left
- April 12, 20261 claimed · 4 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
Game Details
- State
- Minnesota
- Game Number
- 2083
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 3/3/2026
- Payout %
- 66.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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| Outdoors and S'mores Crossword (this game) | 42 | 1 in 3.71 | 66.1% | $30K · 2 |
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