At a glance
Crossword X costs $5 a ticket from the Montana Lottery. It pays back about $0.67 per $1 on average, in line with Montana's other $5 games. With a ValueScore of 53/100 (Fair), it is 6th of the 9 active $5 games in Montana.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.61
Exp. Value
$0.67
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
-
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.67→
AVERAGE
A typical $5 ticket, ranked #6 of 44 in Montana, better than about 89% of the state's games.
Why
→Wins hit often: about a 28% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.61), better than most games.
- You get back about $0.67 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Left |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 79,280 | Not reported |
| $2,000 | 1 in 39,640 | Not reported |
| $500 | 1 in 4,955 | Not reported |
| $100 | 1 in 491 | Not reported |
| $50 | 1 in 104 | Not reported |
| $25 | 1 in 66 | Not reported |
| $10 | 1 in 20 | Not reported |
| $5 | 1 in 5 | Not reported |
Montana does not publish remaining-prize counts, so every tier shows “Not reported”.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
53
VALUESCORE
Fair
53
out of 100
Expected Value
35/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Montana
- Game Number
- 1408
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Payout %
- 66.8%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.61 overall odds
Using launch odds. This game doesn't publish remaining-prize counts.
Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Launch-odds mode uses the original published odds, ignoring prizes already claimed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Crossword X scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Crossword X scores 53/100 (Fair) and is 6th of the 9 active $5 games in Montana. It pays back about $0.67 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Montana rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Crossword X scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Crossword X are 1 in 3.61. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Time Slingo Trio | 55 | 1 in 3.35 | 65.0% | $75K |
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| Legendary Crossword | 53 | 1 in 3.61 | 67.9% | $50K |
| Crossword X (this game) | 53 | 1 in 3.61 | 66.8% | $50K |
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