Bits & Odds

Silver & Gold Crossword — $5 Florida Scratch-Off #1628

Data captured · launched April 6, 2026

Silver & Gold Crossword (#1628) is a $5 Florida scratch-off launched on April 6, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #50 of 70 active games on current payout (70.3%, $3.52 expected back per ticket) and #19 of 21 $5 games, #36 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.81) and #32 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,750,015). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (70.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.4% (1 in 3.94 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 5,500,031 tickets are still unsold (60.9% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
70.3%
70.4% at launch
Expected value
$3.52
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.81
1 in 3.94 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.81
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.69
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 13,480
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
39.1%
≈ 5,500,031 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Silver & Gold 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 Florida game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 1,442,895 of 3,614,724 prizes (39.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 3,514,005 1 in 2,750,015 4 2 2 50.0%
$1,000 1 in 13,124 1 in 13,547 1,071 665 406 37.9%
$500 1 in 1,201 1 in 1,281 11,701 7,409 4,292 36.7%
$125 1 in 1,203 1 in 1,271 11,685 7,359 4,326 37.0%
$100 1 in 602.0 1 in 636.9 23,367 14,732 8,635 37.0%
$75 1 in 480.0 1 in 510.1 29,300 18,517 10,783 36.8%
$50 1 in 120.0 1 in 126.2 117,173 73,591 43,582 37.2%
$25 1 in 60.0 1 in 62.1 234,267 145,720 88,547 37.8%
$10 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.91 1,405,488 850,619 554,869 39.5%
$5 1 in 8.00 1 in 7.56 1,780,668 1,053,215 727,453 40.9%
All prizes1 in 3.941 in 3.81 3,614,7242,171,829 1,442,89539.9%

How Silver & Gold Crossword has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Silver & Gold Crossword. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Silver & Gold Crossword: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in Silver & Gold Crossword?
2 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,750,015.
What are the odds of winning anything on Silver & Gold Crossword?
1 in 3.81 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.81, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.69.
Is Silver & Gold Crossword worth buying?
Its current payout is 70.3% ($3.52 back per $5 ticket), rank #50 of 70 in Florida. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 50X The Cash (#1553, $5) at 78.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Silver & Gold Crossword tickets are left?
We estimate 5,500,031 of roughly 14,245,344 printed tickets are unsold (60.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Silver & Gold Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 6, 2026. It is still on sale.

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