Bonus Crossword — $3 Maryland Scratch-Off #731
Bonus Crossword (#731) was a $3 Maryland scratch-off launched on February 10, 2025. Its final figures, from September 20, 2026, were 63.7% payout ($1.91 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.85 for any prize and 1 in 391,757 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 3.9 points (67.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.2% (1 in 3.69 at launch). 3 of 8 top prizes of $30,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 64.1% of its tickets had sold. Bonus Crossword is no longer on sale in Maryland; the figures below are final as of September 20, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until September 21, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Bonus 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, 304,971 of 887,971 prizes (34.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 409,577 | 1 in 391,757 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 163,831 | 1 in 167,896 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 35.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 109,220 | 1 in 83,948 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 46.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 351.8 | 1 in 385.8 | 9,313 | 6,267 | 3,046 | 32.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 65.5 | 54,618 | 36,680 | 17,938 | 32.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 24.2 | 1 in 26.3 | 135,266 | 90,520 | 44,746 | 33.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.7 | 1 in 12.4 | 280,089 | 185,615 | 94,474 | 33.7% |
| $3 | 1 in 8.02 | 1 in 8.12 | 408,627 | 263,884 | 144,743 | 35.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.69 | 1 in 3.85 | 887,971 | 583,000 | 304,971 | 34.3% |
How Bonus Crossword has moved
Bonus Crossword: common questions
- How many $30,000 prizes are left in Bonus Crossword?
- 3 of 8 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 391,757.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Bonus Crossword?
- 1 in 3.85 today, compared with 1 in 3.69 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.85, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 7.33.
- Is Bonus Crossword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 63.7% ($1.91 back per $3 ticket), rank #— of 66 in Maryland. The best $3 alternative today is Bonus Crossword (#784, $3) at 69.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Bonus Crossword tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,175,272 of roughly 3,276,613 printed tickets are unsold (64.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Bonus Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on February 10, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until September 21, 2026.
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