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

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49
VALUESCORE
Fair
$20TexasGame #2658GREEN
At a glance

$1,000,000 CROSSWORD is one of the Texas Lottery's $20 games. Only 3% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its ValueScore of 49/100 (Fair) makes it 16th out of 16 $20 tickets in Texas. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.41 beat the 1 in 3.75 typical of Texas's $20 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.41
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
3%
ValueScore™
49 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
→
AVERAGE
At 42nd out of 77 Texas scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Each $1 spent here returns about $0.75 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.
  • Wins hit often: about a 29% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.41), better than most games.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$1,000,0001 in 2,500,00061
17%
$20,0001 in 750,000200Claimed
$2,0001 in 60,0002596
2%
$5001 in 1,41210,879262
2%
$2001 in 120127,2553,366
3%
$1501 in 22966,8761,859
3%
$1001 in 21712,53220,094
3%
$501 in 19814,22221,908
3%
$401 in 21712,48519,699
3%
$201 in 82,035,40883,670
4%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$229,011,760
Current Prize Pool
$7,661,210
Payout Percentage
3.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
150,865

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
15,276,602
Estimated Remaining
514,450
% Remaining
3.4%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on March 22.

20
March 6October 9
  • March 22, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Texas'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

49
VALUESCORE
Fair
49
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
18/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

State
Texas
Game Number
2658
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
6/16/2025
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?
It is about average. $1,000,000 CROSSWORD scores 49/100 (Fair) and is 16th out of 16 $20 tickets in Texas. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $20 tickets are listed on the Texas rankings page.
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, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $1,000,000 CROSSWORD?
Based on our latest data, 3% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 150,865 out of 4,479,942 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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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.