Crossword Gems — $5 Minnesota Scratch Game #2056
As of October 14, 2026, Crossword Gems ($5, #2056) still has 4 of 4 $100,000 top prizes unclaimed (100% of those printed). It is #6 of 37 Minnesota scratch games on our list (games with a top prize still unclaimed first, by the share of their top prizes still unclaimed, then by the better overall odds). Minnesota prints its overall odds as 1 in 3.66.
No payout figure, on purpose. Minnesota publishes only the prizes of $500 and up for each game, with how many were printed and how many are left. A payout, an expected value or the odds today each need every prize level and how many were printed, so for Minnesota we show exactly what its lottery publishes and compute nothing from it. A figure built from part of a table would be wrong, not rough: it is how one state's partial table produced games that appeared to pay back more than they cost. How we treat partial prize tables.
Prizes remaining, as Minnesota publishes them
This is a partial prize table. Minnesota publishes the top four prize levels of Crossword Gems and how many of each were printed and are left. The levels below are not published, so they are not here. Nothing in this table is an estimate. For the complete prize structure see the game's page on the Minnesota Lottery site.
| Prize | Remaining | Printed | Claimed |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| $1,500 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| $1,000 | 28 | 40 | 12 |
| $500 | 269 | 424 | 155 |
Crossword Gems: common questions
- How many $100,000 top prizes are left in Crossword Gems?
- 4 of the 4 printed, as of October 14, 2026.
- What are the odds of winning on Crossword Gems?
- Minnesota prints overall odds of 1 in 3.66 for Crossword Gems: the chance a ticket wins any prize at all, fixed when the game was printed. It does not publish the odds of each prize level, so we do not show any.
- Is Crossword Gems a good scratch game to buy?
- We cannot price it. Minnesota publishes only the prizes of $500 and up for each game, with how many were printed and how many are left, and a value needs the whole table. What the figures do say is that its top prize is still in play (4 of 4 left).
- How does Crossword Gems compare with other $5 Minnesota scratch games?
- 9 of the 9 $5 games Minnesota lists still have a top prize unclaimed. Crossword Gems is #6 of 37 on our Minnesota list (games with a top prize still unclaimed first, by the share of their top prizes still unclaimed, then by the better overall odds).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From the Minnesota Lottery's own prize figures, read daily. We show its prize levels of $500 and up as published and calculate nothing from them.
Other $5 Minnesota scratch games
- Peppermint Bark 7s — top prize $100,000, 4 of 4 left, overall odds 1 in 3.65
- Forest Fortune — top prize $100,000, 4 of 4 left, overall odds 1 in 3.76
- $500 Cash Crossword — top prize $500, 2,167 of 2,700 left, overall odds 1 in 3.47
- Platinum Cash — top prize $100,000, 3 of 4 left, overall odds 1 in 3.72
- Struck by Luck — top prize $100,000, 3 of 4 left, overall odds 1 in 3.76