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$3Crossword
Game #1953 · $3 ticket
Serious Score 69Overall odds: 1 in 5High Confidence
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Crossword is a $3 scratchers from the California Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 5.
Returning 61¢ per dollar, Crossword falls in the middle of the pack for California scratchers at this price. The return has dropped -4¢ since launch as prizes have been claimed.
Of the original 20 top prizes worth $20K each, 11 are still available. Prizes are distributed across many tiers, giving players frequent smaller wins. Your odds of at least breaking even on this ticket are 1 in 8.
Crossword is currently the #1 ranked $3 scratchers in California by Serious Score — the top pick at this price point.
With an estimated 50% of tickets still available, there is plenty of stock remaining.
Key Metrics
7dSerious Score69
Current Rate61¢Original: 65¢ · Shift: -4¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Price Rank#1by rate, $3 games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
7Mof 14M printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$20K
11 of 20 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 8(13.0954%)
Any Prize
1 in 5
≥ $500
1 in 159,416
≥ $1K
1 in 304,971
≥ $5K
1 in 304,971
≥ $10K
1 in 637,674