Bonus Letter Crossword — $5 Florida Scratch-Off #1557
Bonus Letter Crossword (#1557) is a $5 Florida scratch-off launched on February 26, 2024. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #2 of 84 active games on current payout (91.4%, $4.57 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 25 $5 games, #9 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.77) and #13 on top-prize odds (1 in 903,003). Since launch the payout has risen 17.8 points (73.7% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 30.7% (1 in 4.00 at launch). 1 of 10 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 903,003 tickets are still unsold (96.0% sold). That puts it among the best Florida scratch-offs to buy right now.
Current payout
91.4%
73.7% at launch
Expected value
$4.57
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 2.77
1 in 4.00 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 2.77
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.97
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 8,063
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 10
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
4.0%
≈ 903,003 tickets
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Bonus Letter 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, 326,175 of 5,608,817 prizes (5.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 2,241,660 | 1 in 903,003 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 400,296 | 1 in 903,003 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 1.8% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 7,525 | 1 in 8,209 | 2,979 | 2,869 | 110 | 3.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,990 | 1 in 6,893 | 4,492 | 4,361 | 131 | 2.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,197 | 1 in 1,750 | 18,722 | 18,206 | 516 | 2.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 316.0 | 1 in 412.1 | 70,909 | 68,718 | 2,191 | 3.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,001 | 1 in 1,372 | 22,384 | 21,726 | 658 | 2.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 650.0 | 1 in 971.0 | 34,504 | 33,574 | 930 | 2.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 135.7 | 224,034 | 217,380 | 6,654 | 3.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 74.5 | 373,567 | 361,444 | 12,123 | 3.2% |
| $15 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 72.7 | 373,653 | 361,231 | 12,422 | 3.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.62 | 2,241,679 | 2,147,851 | 93,828 | 4.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 4.59 | 2,241,828 | 2,045,218 | 196,610 | 8.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.00 | 1 in 2.77 | 5,608,817 | 5,282,642 | 326,175 | 5.8% |
How Bonus Letter Crossword has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 9, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 110 remain.
- September 27, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 748 remain.
- September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 751 remain.
- September 25, 2025: 6 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 752 remain.
- September 24, 2025: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 758 remain.
- September 23, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 762 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 764 remain.
- September 19, 2025: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 765 remain.
- September 18, 2025: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 770 remain.
- September 17, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 774 remain.
- September 16, 2025: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 777 remain.
- September 13, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
Bonus Letter Crossword: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Bonus Letter Crossword?
- 1 of 10 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 903,003.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Bonus Letter Crossword?
- 1 in 2.77 today, compared with 1 in 4.00 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.77, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.97.
- Is Bonus Letter Crossword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 91.4% ($4.57 back per $5 ticket), rank #2 of 84 in Florida. The best $5 alternative today is Millionaire Maker (#5058, $5) at 78.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Bonus Letter Crossword tickets are left?
- We estimate 903,003 of roughly 22,418,280 printed tickets are unsold (96.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Bonus Letter Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on February 26, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Florida scratch-offs
- Millionaire Maker — 78.5% payout, 1 in 2.56 any prize
- MONOPOLY™ SECRET VAULT — 78.2% payout, 1 in 3.11 any prize
- Break The Bank — 77.9% payout, 1 in 4.11 any prize
- 50X The Cash — 77.7% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
- Money Match — 75.7% payout, 1 in 3.47 any prize