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$3Crossword
Game #1953 · $3 ticket
Serious Score 74Overall odds: 1 in 5High Confidence
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7dSerious Score74
Current Rate62¢Original: 65¢ · Shift: -3¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Price Rank#1by rate, $3 games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
9.5Mof 14M printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$20K
15 of 20 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 8(13.2699%)
Any Prize
1 in 5
≥ $500
1 in 142,278
≥ $1K
1 in 297,894
≥ $5K
1 in 297,894
≥ $10K
1 in 635,486
About This Game
Crossword is a $3 scratchers from the California Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 5.
Returning 62¢ per dollar, Crossword falls in the middle of the pack for California scratchers at this price. The return rate has held relatively steady since this game launched.
Of the original 20 top prizes worth $20K each, 15 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 68% of tickets still available, there is plenty of stock remaining.