Million Dollar Crossword — $30 Arizona Scratcher #1455
Million Dollar Crossword (#1455) was a $30 Arizona scratcher. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 86.6% payout ($25.98 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.48 for any prize and 1 in 161,624 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 4.6 points (82.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 7.0% (1 in 2.30 at launch). 3 of 7 top prizes of $1,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 79.7% of its tickets had sold. Million Dollar Crossword is no longer on sale in Arizona; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Million Dollar Crossword, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 195,793 of 1,039,166 prizes (18.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 341,774 | 1 in 161,624 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42.9% |
| $25,000 | 1 in 199,368 | 1 in 242,437 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16.7% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 99,684 | 1 in 96,975 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 20.8% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 31,479 | 1 in 40,406 | 76 | 64 | 12 | 15.8% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 12,144 | 1 in 12,760 | 197 | 159 | 38 | 19.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 343.3 | 1 in 397.4 | 6,969 | 5,749 | 1,220 | 17.5% |
| $250 | 1 in 184.2 | 1 in 210.0 | 12,992 | 10,683 | 2,309 | 17.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 59.8 | 1 in 67.7 | 39,991 | 32,834 | 7,157 | 17.9% |
| $75 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 33.5 | 79,791 | 65,337 | 14,454 | 18.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 10.9 | 1 in 12.1 | 219,213 | 179,262 | 39,951 | 18.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 8.05 | 1 in 8.82 | 297,091 | 242,144 | 54,947 | 18.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 6.25 | 1 in 6.41 | 382,803 | 307,108 | 75,695 | 19.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.30 | 1 in 2.48 | 1,039,166 | 843,373 | 195,793 | 18.8% |
How Million Dollar Crossword has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- August 15, 2025: one $1,000,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- July 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 38 remain.
- July 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 39 remain.
- July 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.
- June 16, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
- June 11, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 41 remain.
- June 9, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- June 5, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
- June 5, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 43 remain.
- June 2, 2025: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- June 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
- May 31, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
Million Dollar Crossword: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Million Dollar Crossword?
- 3 of 7 as of October 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 161,624.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Million Dollar Crossword?
- 1 in 2.48 today, compared with 1 in 2.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.48, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.04.
- Is Million Dollar Crossword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 86.6% ($25.98 back per $30 ticket), rank #— of 58 in Arizona. The best $30 alternative today is Show Me the Bens (#1546, $30) at 90.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Million Dollar Crossword tickets are left?
- We estimate 484,873 of roughly 2,392,519 printed tickets are unsold (79.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Million Dollar Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 15, 2025. It has ended.
Other $30 Arizona scratchers
- Show Me the Bens — 90.3% payout, 1 in 2.76 any prize
- Ultimate Riches — 85.1% payout, 1 in 2.71 any prize
- Million Dollar Crossword — 83.8% payout, 1 in 2.29 any prize