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Ranked 9th of 47 Tickets in Oregon

Phoenix CrosswordOregon Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Oregon Lottery
67
VALUESCORE
Good
$20OregonGame #1576GREEN
At a glance

Phoenix Crossword costs $20 a ticket from the Oregon Lottery. By our estimate the $175,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 159,638 per ticket, down from 1 in 247,215. No $20 ticket in Oregon has better overall odds: 1 in 2.74, against 6 others at that price. 51% of its winning tickets pay $20 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.74
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$175,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
22%
ValueScore™
67 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked #9 of 47 in Oregon, better than about 83% of the state's games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Frequent winners: roughly a 36% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 2.74), ahead of most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 247K at launch, about 1 in 160K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $175,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • $0.73 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$175,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 247K
now ~1 in 160K
$10,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 185K
now ~1 in 160K
$2,000
20 of 82 left
launch odds 1 in 9,044
now ~1 in 7,982
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
$175,0001 in 250,00031
33%
$10,0001 in 200,00041
25%
$2,0001 in 9,0098220
24%
$5001 in 7141,039203
20%
$2001 in 1814,093802
20%
$1501 in 1445,1331,026
20%
$1001 in 6012,3732,462
20%
$801 in 4511,644322
20%
$751 in 3582,069407
20%
$601 in 1445,1531,053
20%
$501 in 4416,6963,408
20%
$301 in 983,38117,497
21%
$201 in 5139,00331,060
22%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$10,786,515
Current Prize Pool
$2,322,975
Payout Percentage
21.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
58,262

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
741,644
Tickets Remaining
134,386
% Remaining
18.1%
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

The one $175,000 top prize left on March 7, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

10
1
March 7October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Oregon's $20 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

67
VALUESCORE
Good
67
out of 100
Expected Value
38/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
20/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Oregon
Game Number
1576
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
5/8/2025
Payout %
72.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.74 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Phoenix Crossword scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Phoenix Crossword scores 67/100 (Good) and is 4th of the 7 active $20 games in Oregon. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Phoenix Crossword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Phoenix Crossword are 1 in 2.74. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Phoenix Crossword?
The top prize for Phoenix Crossword is $175,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Phoenix Crossword?
Based on our latest data, 22% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 58,262 out of 270,673 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in Oregon

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Cash Money941 in 3.5773.5%$100K · 21.1%
One Word Crossword901 in 2.7772.1%$125K · 32.0%
Winter Wonderland891 in 3.3371.2%$100K · 21.9%
Phoenix Crossword (this game)671 in 2.7472.7%$175K · 10.5%
Mega 50X Multiplier601 in 3.3171.7%$120K · 11.0%
Diamond White 7s561 in 2.8272.1%$150K · 00.1%
$100 Or $200 Limited151 in 8.75-$200 · 3,701-

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.