Cozy Crossword — $3 California Scratcher #1702
Cozy Crossword (#1702) was a $3 California scratcher launched on November 17, 2025. Its final figures, from October 7, 2026, were 64.8% payout ($1.95 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.03 for any prize and 1 in 1,239,353 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 1.4 points (63.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 7.3% (1 in 3.26 at launch). 3 of 10 top prizes of $20,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 69.2% of its tickets had sold. Cozy Crossword is no longer on sale in California; the figures below are final as of October 7, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until October 6, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cozy 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 California game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 1,225,403 of 3,789,232 prizes (32.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 1,209,240 | 1 in 1,239,353 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 78,015 | 1 in 84,501 | 155 | 111 | 44 | 28.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,201 | 1 in 1,289 | 10,068 | 7,183 | 2,885 | 28.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 399.0 | 1 in 418.2 | 30,294 | 21,404 | 8,890 | 29.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 71.0 | 1 in 71.3 | 169,322 | 117,190 | 52,132 | 30.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 38.0 | 1 in 38.3 | 314,286 | 217,164 | 97,122 | 30.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.79 | 1,209,240 | 829,423 | 379,817 | 31.4% |
| $4 | 1 in 9.00 | 1 in 8.65 | 1,330,313 | 900,727 | 429,586 | 32.3% |
| $3 | 1 in 17.0 | 1 in 14.6 | 725,544 | 470,620 | 254,924 | 35.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.26 | 1 in 3.03 | 3,789,232 | 2,563,829 | 1,225,403 | 32.3% |
How Cozy Crossword has moved
Cozy Crossword: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Cozy Crossword?
- 3 of 10 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,239,353.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cozy Crossword?
- 1 in 3.03 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.26 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.03, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 3.83.
- Is Cozy Crossword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 64.8% ($1.95 back per $3 ticket), rank #— of 55 in California. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 15X (#1684, $3) at 71.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cozy Crossword tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,718,059 of roughly 12,334,248 printed tickets are unsold (69.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cozy Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 17, 2025. It has ended.
Other $3 California scratchers
- 15X — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.09 any prize
- Tripling Bonus Crossword — 66.7% payout, 1 in 3.19 any prize
- Fireball Bingo — 65.6% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize
- 15X — 65.4% payout, 1 in 3.79 any prize
- LOTERIA™ — 65.2% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize