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Ranked 47th of 64 Tickets in Washington

SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORDWashington Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Washington Lottery
36
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5WashingtonGame #1830GREEN
At a glance

The Washington Lottery sells SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD as a $5 ticket. By our estimate the $50,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 455,866 per ticket, down from 1 in 781,510. 57% of its winning tickets pay $5 or less, no more than the ticket cost. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 15% of prizes remain. At a ValueScore of 36/100 (Below Avg), it is 19th of the 21 active $5 games in Washington.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.55
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
15%
ValueScore™
36 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 19th of the 21 active $5 games in Washington, so most $5 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 782K at launch, about 1 in 456K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
  • A leaner 28% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 3.55), below most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$50,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 782K
now ~1 in 456K
$1,000
2 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 208K
now ~1 in 228K
$500
0 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 313K
All claimed
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

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$50,00041
25%
$1,000152
13%
$500100Claimed
$10021517
8%
$5062,8666,329
10%
$2598,92410,848
11%
$10218,57030,346
14%
$5499,97080,870
16%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$10,543,450
Current Prize Pool
$1,349,160
Payout Percentage
12.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
128,413

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,126,038
Estimated Remaining
455,866
% Remaining
14.6%
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

The one $50,000 top prize left on March 6, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

10
1
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Washington's $5 games (1.4% 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

36
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
36
out of 100
Expected Value
20/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1830
Ticket Price
$5
Payout %
67.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.55 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD scores 36/100 (Below Average) and is 19th of the 21 active $5 games in Washington. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD are 1 in 3.55. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD?
The top prize for SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD is $50,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD?
Based on our latest data, 15% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 128,413 out of 880,574 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.