Crossword DetectiveOregon Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The Oregon Lottery sells Crossword Detective as a $3 ticket. By our estimate the $25,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 293,076 per ticket, down from 1 in 365,678. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 137,129 tickets.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 366K at launch, about 1 in 293K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $25,000 prizes have been claimed.
- Prizes hit less often here, roughly 23% per ticket (1 in 4.44).
- Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | 1 in 333,333 | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 200,000 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,681 | 817 | 423 | 52% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,647 | 1,331 | 659 | 50% |
| $50 | 1 in 675 | 3,249 | 1,665 | 51% |
| $30 | 1 in 361 | 6,069 | 3,090 | 51% |
| $25 | 1 in 200 | 10,963 | 5,618 | 51% |
| $20 | 1 in 100 | 21,923 | 11,305 | 52% |
| $15 | 1 in 50 | 43,914 | 22,601 | 51% |
| $10 | 1 in 40 | 54,871 | 28,547 | 52% |
| $8 | 1 in 50 | 43,846 | 22,966 | 52% |
| $6 | 1 in 25 | 87,763 | 47,479 | 54% |
| $5 | 1 in 25 | 87,760 | 46,621 | 53% |
| $3 | 1 in 17 | 131,637 | 73,049 | 55% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on March 7, 2 $25,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 4. The most recent was on July 13.
- July 13, 20261 claimed · 4 left
- July 2, 20261 claimed · 5 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.7% 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
- Oregon
- Game Number
- 1651
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 3/10/2026
- Payout %
- 65.8%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
Compare
Compare this game with another →Official Source
View on Oregon Lottery ↗Simulate This Game
Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.
Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Every $3 ticket in Oregon
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossword Detective (this game) | 46 | 1 in 4.44 | 65.8% | $25K · 4 |
| Buffalo Chip Bingo | 41 | 1 in 4.44 | 65.5% | $25K · 3 |