Crossword Xtreme — $30 California Scratcher #1607
Crossword Xtreme (#1607) was a $30 California scratcher. Its final figures, from June 27, 2025, were 79.7% payout ($23.91 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.56 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (80.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.3% (1 in 2.72 at launch). 0 of 5 top prizes of $7,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 84.3% of its tickets had sold. Crossword Xtreme is no longer on sale in California; the figures below are final as of June 27, 2025.
Current payout
79.7%
80.1% at launch
Expected value
$23.91
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 2.56
1 in 2.72 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.53
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.55
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 807.1
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
0 of 5
$7,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
15.7%
≈ 3,887,807 tickets
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Crossword Xtreme, 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, 1,520,464 of 9,095,275 prizes (16.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,000,000 | 1 in 5,000,000 | all claimed | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500,000 | 1 in 833,333 | 1 in 971,952 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 13.3% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 588,235 | 1 in 431,979 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 20.9% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 285,714 | 1 in 299,062 | 85 | 72 | 13 | 15.3% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 23,419 | 1 in 19,635 | 1,053 | 855 | 198 | 18.8% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 991.0 | 1 in 846.5 | 24,979 | 20,386 | 4,593 | 18.4% |
| $500 | 1 in 297.0 | 1 in 280.1 | 83,377 | 69,496 | 13,881 | 16.6% |
| $250 | 1 in 239.0 | 1 in 229.5 | 103,545 | 86,604 | 16,941 | 16.4% |
| $150 | 1 in 106.0 | 1 in 101.1 | 232,818 | 194,378 | 38,440 | 16.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 56.9 | 414,867 | 346,545 | 68,322 | 16.5% |
| $75 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 28.4 | 826,350 | 689,377 | 136,973 | 16.6% |
| $60 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 29.2 | 816,123 | 683,036 | 133,087 | 16.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.3 | 1,648,000 | 1,376,469 | 271,531 | 16.5% |
| $40 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.48 | 2,472,000 | 2,061,856 | 410,144 | 16.6% |
| Ticketfree ticket | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.12 | 2,472,000 | 2,045,672 | 426,328 | 17.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.72 | 1 in 2.56 | 9,095,275 | 7,574,811 | 1,520,464 | 16.7% |
How Crossword Xtreme has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- June 27, 2025: one $7,000,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
- June 27, 2025: 14 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 4,593 remain.
- June 26, 2025: 3 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 198 remain.
- June 26, 2025: 22 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 4,607 remain.
- June 25, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
- June 25, 2025: 25 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 4,629 remain.
- June 24, 2025: 26 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 4,654 remain.
- June 21, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 201 remain.
- June 21, 2025: 20 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 4,680 remain.
- June 20, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 202 remain.
- June 20, 2025: 25 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 4,700 remain.
- June 19, 2025: 9 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 4,725 remain.
Crossword Xtreme: common questions
- How many $7,000,000 prizes are left in Crossword Xtreme?
- 0 of 5 as of September 24, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Crossword Xtreme?
- 1 in 2.56 today, compared with 1 in 2.72 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.53, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 3.55.
- Is Crossword Xtreme worth buying?
- Its current payout is 79.7% ($23.91 back per $30 ticket), rank #— of 58 in California. The best $30 alternative today is Crossword Xtreme (#1726, $30) at 79.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Crossword Xtreme tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,887,807 of roughly 24,720,000 printed tickets are unsold (84.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Crossword Xtreme launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on December 30, 2024. It has ended.
Other $30 California scratchers
- Crossword Xtreme — 79.9% payout, 1 in 2.70 any prize
- 7's — 79.3% payout, 1 in 2.84 any prize
- 200X — 77.6% payout, 1 in 2.81 any prize