$5MM Crossword Cash — $20 Florida Scratch-Off #1539
$5MM Crossword Cash (#1539) is a $20 Florida scratch-off launched on August 7, 2023. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #3 of 70 active games on current payout (88.4%, $17.69 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 9 $20 games, #2 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.14) and #61 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 8.7 points (79.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 35.4% (1 in 2.90 at launch). 0 of 6 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,756,365 tickets are still unsold (92.7% 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 Florida scratch-offs to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 2.90 to 1 in 2.14, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 1.97 million and 2.63 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).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $5MM Crossword Cash, 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 Florida game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 820,557 of 8,319,457 prizes (9.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000 | 1 in 4,018,135 | all claimed | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,339,378 | all claimed | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,339,378 | 1 in 1,756,365 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5.6% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 2,493 | 1 in 1,857 | 9,672 | 8,726 | 946 | 9.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,238 | 1 in 2,894 | 7,445 | 6,838 | 607 | 8.2% |
| $250 | 1 in 1,494 | 1 in 1,325 | 16,135 | 14,809 | 1,326 | 8.2% |
| $200 | 1 in 414.0 | 1 in 354.9 | 58,248 | 53,299 | 4,949 | 8.5% |
| $150 | 1 in 297.0 | 1 in 257.2 | 81,297 | 74,467 | 6,830 | 8.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 26.0 | 1 in 22.5 | 913,942 | 835,859 | 78,083 | 8.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 24.8 | 803,627 | 732,810 | 70,817 | 8.8% |
| $40 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 25.1 | 803,718 | 733,659 | 70,059 | 8.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 11.9 | 1,607,560 | 1,459,448 | 148,112 | 9.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 6.00 | 1 in 4.00 | 4,017,771 | 3,578,944 | 438,827 | 10.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.90 | 1 in 2.14 | 8,319,457 | 7,498,900 | 820,557 | 9.9% |
How $5MM Crossword Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 24, 2026: 8 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 946 remain.
- October 23, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 954 remain.
- October 22, 2026: 8 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 958 remain.
- October 21, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 966 remain.
- October 20, 2026: one $1,000,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
- October 20, 2026: 7 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 970 remain.
- October 17, 2026: 7 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 977 remain.
- October 16, 2026: 10 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 984 remain.
- October 15, 2026: 8 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 994 remain.
- October 14, 2026: 10 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,002 remain.
- October 13, 2026: 12 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,012 remain.
- October 10, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,024 remain.
$5MM Crossword Cash: common questions
- How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $5MM Crossword Cash?
- 0 of 6 as of October 25, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $5MM Crossword Cash?
- 1 in 2.14 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.90 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.14, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 4.60.
- Is $5MM Crossword Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 88.4% ($17.69 back per $20 ticket), rank #3 of 70 in Florida. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY (#1594, $20) at 78.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $5MM Crossword Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,756,365 of roughly 24,106,626 printed tickets are unsold (92.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $5MM Crossword Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 7, 2023. It is still on sale.
Other $20 Florida scratch-offs
- $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY — 78.0% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
- MONOPOLY™ SECRET VAULT — 77.6% payout, 1 in 2.49 any prize
- 200X THE CASH — 77.6% payout, 1 in 2.97 any prize
- $10,000 A Week For Life — 77.1% payout, 1 in 3.02 any prize
- MEGA BUCKS — 76.8% payout, 1 in 3.00 any prize