One Word Crossword — $3 Arizona Scratcher #1506
One Word Crossword (#1506) is a $3 Arizona scratcher launched on September 30, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #15 of 58 active games on current payout (73.9%, $2.22 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 6 $3 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.64) and #51 on top-prize odds (1 in 712,244). Since launch the payout has risen 10.0 points (63.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 33.8% (1 in 3.54 at launch). 1 of 18 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 712,244 tickets are still unsold (88.3% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best Arizona scratchers to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 3.54 to 1 in 2.64, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.61 million and 1.13 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Last top prize claimed: September 27, 2026, 28 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in One Word Crossword, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Arizona game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 269,388 of 1,724,701 prizes (15.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 339,044 | 1 in 712,244 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5.6% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 244,112 | 1 in 237,415 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 12.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 59,250 | 1 in 79,138 | 103 | 94 | 9 | 8.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,018 | 1 in 3,097 | 2,022 | 1,792 | 230 | 11.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 210.2 | 1 in 247.1 | 29,039 | 26,157 | 2,882 | 9.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 57.2 | 1 in 49.7 | 106,772 | 92,439 | 14,333 | 13.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 28.6 | 1 in 29.4 | 213,653 | 189,401 | 24,252 | 11.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 8.26 | 610,393 | 524,215 | 86,178 | 14.1% |
| $3 | 1 in 8.00 | 1 in 5.03 | 762,676 | 621,176 | 141,500 | 18.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.54 | 1 in 2.64 | 1,724,701 | 1,455,313 | 269,388 | 15.6% |
How One Word Crossword has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 2, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- September 27, 2026: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
One Word Crossword: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in One Word Crossword?
- 1 of 18 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 712,244.
- What are the odds of winning anything on One Word Crossword?
- 1 in 2.64 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.54 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.64, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 5.57.
- Is One Word Crossword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 73.9% ($2.22 back per $3 ticket), rank #15 of 58 in Arizona. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Arizona Treasure Hunt (#1470, $3) at 69.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many One Word Crossword tickets are left?
- We estimate 712,244 of roughly 6,101,408 printed tickets are unsold (88.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did One Word Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 30, 2025. It is still on sale.
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