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$1,000,000 CrosswordTexas Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
$20TexasGame #2753GREEN
At a glance

$1,000,000 Crossword is one of the Texas Lottery's $20 games. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.41 beat the 1 in 3.75 typical of Texas's $20 games. At launch, about 1 in 569,631 tickets carried a prize of $10,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.41
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
5
Prizes Remaining
83%
ValueScore™
81 / 100
Excellent

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
↑
GREAT VALUE
The numbers put it at #6 of 77 in Texas, better than about 94% of the state's games.
Why
↑Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Winning tickets come up at a 29% clip (1 in 3.41), above the norm.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$1,000,000
5 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 2.5M
now ~1 in 2.5M
$20,000
15 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 741K
now ~1 in 820K
$2,000
220 of 256 left
launch odds 1 in 58K
now ~1 in 56K
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
$1,000,0001 in 2,500,00065
83%
$20,0001 in 750,0002015
75%
$2,0001 in 57,692256220
86%
$5001 in 1,41210,4768,697
83%
$2001 in 120123,293102,189
83%
$1501 in 22964,74953,730
83%
$1001 in 21690,781572,369
83%
$501 in 19788,958654,015
83%
$401 in 21690,950572,798
83%
$201 in 81,973,7381,641,590
83%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$222,159,710
Current Prize Pool
$184,267,170
Payout Percentage
82.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
3,605,628

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
14,810,404
Estimated Remaining
12,295,191
% Remaining
83.0%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since its launch on July 22, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 5. The most recent was on August 26.

60
July 22October 9
  • August 26, 20261 claimed · 5 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for Texas's $20 games (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

81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
81
out of 100
Expected Value
27/40
Prize Quality
21/25
Win Frequency
18/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

State
Texas
Game Number
2753
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
7/20/2026
Payout %
75.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.41 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $1,000,000 Crossword scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. $1,000,000 Crossword has a ValueScore of 81/100 (Excellent) and is 3rd among the 16 $20 games Texas sells. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $1,000,000 Crossword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $1,000,000 Crossword are 1 in 3.41. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $1,000,000 Crossword?
The top prize for $1,000,000 Crossword is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 5 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $1,000,000 Crossword?
Based on our latest data, 83% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 3,605,628 out of 4,343,227 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $20 ticket in Texas

All 16 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Million Dollar Loteria891 in 3.2975.0%$1M · 91.3%
Lucky 7 Tripler821 in 3.4475.0%$1M · 33.4%
$1,000,000 Crossword (this game)811 in 3.4175.0%$1M · 51.4%
Millionaire781 in 3.8275.0%$1M · 4-
200X The Cash771 in 3.4174.9%$1M · 21.4%
Power 20s701 in 3.6175.0%$1M · 20.6%
Queen of Spades671 in 3.8875.0%$1M · 21.4%
Mega Millionaire641 in 3.8475.0%$1M · 20.8%
$100, $200, $500 OR $1,000!631 in 9.4975.0%$1K · 2,350-
$1,000,000 Ca$h!611 in 3.9975.0%$1M · 20.4%

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.