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Ranked 16th of 47 Tickets in Oregon

Crossword NectarOregon Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Oregon Lottery
60
VALUESCORE
Good
$10OregonGame #1639GREEN
At a glance

Crossword Nectar costs $10 a ticket from the Oregon Lottery. No $10 ticket in Oregon has better overall odds: 1 in 3.30, against 10 others at that price. Prizes of $10,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 109,848 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.30
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
27%
ValueScore™
60 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 5th of the 11 active $10 games in Oregon.
Why
→Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • You get back about $0.71 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$100,000
3 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 110K
now ~1 in 120K
$5,000
13 of 42 left
launch odds 1 in 31K
now ~1 in 28K
$1,000
30 of 115 left
launch odds 1 in 11K
now ~1 in 12K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$100,0001 in 111,111123
25%
$5,0001 in 31,2504213
31%
$1,0001 in 11,36411530
26%
$5001 in 5,20825264
25%
$2501 in 3,84634380
23%
$2001 in 1,462902236
26%
$1001 in 1508,8032,334
27%
$501 in 1349,8322,513
26%
$301 in 2749,55812,963
26%
$201 in 10131,86335,232
27%
$101 in 7197,72455,948
28%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$9,390,290
Current Prize Pool
$2,506,260
Payout Percentage
26.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
109,416

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,318,172
Tickets Remaining
280,771
% Remaining
21.3%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining uses the lottery’s published percent-sold figure.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 7, when our records for it began, 6 $100,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on October 12.

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9
8
7
6
4
3
March 7October 19
  • October 12, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • July 13, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • July 2, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • May 28, 20261 claimed · 6 left
  • May 4, 20261 claimed · 7 left
  • March 30, 20261 claimed · 8 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for Oregon's $10 games (1.1% a 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

60
VALUESCORE
Good
60
out of 100
Expected Value
31/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
18/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Oregon
Game Number
1639
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
11/7/2025
Payout %
71.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.30 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Crossword Nectar scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Crossword Nectar scores 60/100 (Good) and is 5th of the 11 active $10 games in Oregon. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Crossword Nectar scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Crossword Nectar are 1 in 3.30. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Crossword Nectar?
The top prize for Crossword Nectar is $100,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Crossword Nectar?
Based on our latest data, 27% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 109,416 out of 399,446 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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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.