5X CrosswordMississippi Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The Mississippi Lottery sells 5X Crossword as a $3 ticket. By our estimate the $35,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 417,070 per ticket, down from 1 in 664,909. At 1 in 4.14, its overall odds are the longest of Mississippi's 3 $3 games.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 665K at launch, about 1 in 417K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $35,000 prizes have been claimed.
- Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.
- This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $35,000 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| $2,500 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| $500 | 130 | 47 | 36% |
| $250 | 158 | 62 | 39% |
| $100 | 2,025 | 758 | 37% |
| $50 | 6,221 | 2,387 | 38% |
| $25 | 19,926 | 7,770 | 39% |
| $15 | 54,763 | 23,599 | 43% |
| $10 | 39,852 | 15,567 | 39% |
| $5 | 159,475 | 64,108 | 40% |
| $3 | 199,260 | 87,181 | 44% |
2nd Chance Drawing · separate drawing, not an instant win
| Prize | Remaining |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | 1 |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on March 6, one $35,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 26.
- August 26, 20261 claimed · 2 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% 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
Game Details
- State
- Mississippi
- Game Number
- 237
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 3/3/2026
- Payout %
- 64.3%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $3 ticket in Mississippi
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild 7s Bingo | 54 | 1 in 4.10 | 64.4% | $30K · 2 | 2.6% |
| 5X Crossword (this game) | 45 | 1 in 4.14 | 64.3% | $35K · 2 | 1.2% |
| Bingo Night | 28 | 1 in 4.09 | 64.4% | $30K · 0 | 0.2% |
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.