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Gold & Silver $30,000 Montana CrosswordMontana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes

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34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$3MontanaGame #1395ORANGE
At a glance

Gold & Silver $30,000 Montana Crossword is one of the Montana Lottery's $3 games. Its ValueScore of 34/100 (Below Avg) makes it 7th out of 9 $3 tickets in Montana. It pays back about $0.62 per $1 on average, in line with Montana's other $3 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.03
Exp. Value
$0.62
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
-
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
34 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.62
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #23 of the 44 active games we track in Montana.
Why
↓Prizes hit less often here, roughly 25% per ticket (1 in 4.03).
  • Just $0.62 of every $1 comes back on average, trailing most games.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsLeft
$30,0001 in 74,940Not reported
$1,0001 in 74,940Not reported
$2501 in 37,470Not reported
$1501 in 2,998Not reported
$701 in 1,514Not reported
$501 in 993Not reported
$361 in 595Not reported
$301 in 129Not reported
$121 in 50Not reported
$61 in 30Not reported
$31 in 5Not reported
Montana does not publish remaining-prize counts, so every tier shows “Not reported”.

Prize History

Top prizes left

No $30,000 top prizes have been left since March 6, when our records for it began.

10
March 6May 20

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

34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
34
out of 100
Expected Value
25/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

State
Montana
Game Number
1395
Ticket Price
$3
Payout %
61.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026
Limited Data

Montana publishes official odds and prize amounts but not prize inventory (how many of each prize were printed or remain), so we can't show how many prizes are left or score prize inventory for this game. The odds shown are official, not estimated.

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.03 overall odds
Using launch odds. This game doesn't publish remaining-prize counts.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Gold & Silver $30,000 Montana Crossword scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Gold & Silver $30,000 Montana Crossword scores 34/100 (Below Average) and is 7th out of 9 $3 tickets in Montana. It pays back about $0.62 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Gold & Silver $30,000 Montana Crossword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Gold & Silver $30,000 Montana Crossword are 1 in 4.03. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.

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