Deluxe Crossword — $5 Maryland Scratch-Off #816
Deluxe Crossword (#816) is a $5 Maryland scratch-off launched on September 18, 2026. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #42 of 66 active games on current payout (71.5%, $3.58 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 17 $5 games, #30 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.45) and #40 on top-prize odds (1 in 484,462). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (71.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.0% (1 in 3.45 at launch). 8 of 8 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 3,875,695 tickets are still unsold (0.2% sold). That is below average for Maryland; the Maryland ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Deluxe 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, 1,122,944 of 1,125,970 prizes (99.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 485,575 | 1 in 484,462 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 100.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 298,815 | 1 in 298,130 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 88,286 | 1 in 88,084 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 100.0% |
| $150 | 1 in 2,970 | 1 in 2,972 | 1,308 | 4 | 1,304 | 99.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,690 | 1 in 1,695 | 2,299 | 12 | 2,287 | 99.5% |
| $90 | 1 in 803.6 | 1 in 804.1 | 4,834 | 14 | 4,820 | 99.7% |
| $75 | 1 in 482.0 | 1 in 482.2 | 8,060 | 22 | 8,038 | 99.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 335.4 | 1 in 335.4 | 11,583 | 26 | 11,557 | 99.8% |
| $30 | 1 in 59.9 | 1 in 59.9 | 64,838 | 187 | 64,651 | 99.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 51.0 | 1 in 51.0 | 76,140 | 215 | 75,925 | 99.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 31.8 | 1 in 31.8 | 122,345 | 320 | 122,025 | 99.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.8 | 1 in 10.8 | 359,991 | 933 | 359,058 | 99.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.19 | 1 in 8.19 | 474,507 | 1,293 | 473,214 | 99.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.45 | 1 in 3.45 | 1,125,970 | 3,026 | 1,122,944 | 99.7% |
How Deluxe Crossword has moved
Deluxe Crossword: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Deluxe Crossword?
- 8 of 8 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 484,462.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Deluxe Crossword?
- 1 in 3.45 today, compared with 1 in 3.45 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.45, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.97.
- Is Deluxe Crossword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.5% ($3.58 back per $5 ticket), rank #42 of 66 in Maryland. The best $5 alternative today is Triple Red 7s Tripler (#801, $5) at 74.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Deluxe Crossword tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,875,695 of roughly 3,884,597 printed tickets are unsold (0.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Deluxe Crossword launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 18, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Maryland scratch-offs
- Triple Red 7s Tripler — 74.4% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize
- Winning Streak — 72.6% payout, 1 in 3.67 any prize
- Win $25, $50 or $100 — 72.5% payout, 1 in 9.24 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 72.3% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize
- The Price is Right™ — 72.1% payout, 1 in 3.55 any prize