Code Word Crossword*Pennsylvania Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Code Word Crossword* costs $10 a ticket from the Pennsylvania Lottery. It pays back about $0.77 per $1 on average, in line with Pennsylvania's other $10 games. With a ValueScore of 65/100 (Good), it is 7th of the 15 active $10 games in Pennsylvania.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.
- Strong expected value of $0.77 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 1,080,000 | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 540,000 | 20 | 12 | 60% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 360,000 | 30 | 22 | 73% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 360,000 | 30 | 22 | 73% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 360,000 | 30 | 20 | 67% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 6,000 | 1,800 | 1,230 | 68% |
| $400 | 1 in 2,000 | 5,400 | Not reported | - |
| $250 | 1 in 1,143 | 9,450 | Not reported | - |
| $150 | 1 in 200 | 54,000 | Not reported | - |
| $60 | 1 in 46 | 234,000 | Not reported | - |
| $50 | 1 in 86 | 126,000 | Not reported | - |
| $40 | 1 in 43 | 252,000 | Not reported | - |
| $20 | 1 in 13 | 864,000 | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 8 | 1,440,000 | Not reported | - |
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, 2 $500,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 8. The most recent was on November 5.
| Date | What happened | Top prizes left |
|---|---|---|
| March 6 | Our records begin | 10 |
| April 15 to October 14 | 1 claimed | 9 |
| November 5 | 1 claimed | 8 |
| November 7 | Latest count | 8 |
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
- Pennsylvania
- Game Number
- 1769
- Ticket Price
- $10
- Start Date
- 1/24/2026
- Payout %
- 76.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 11/7/2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Code Word Crossword* (this game) | 65 | 1 in 3.62 | 76.9% | $500K · 8 |
| Win Win Win | 58 | 1 in 3.12 | 76.8% | $1M · 1 |
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