How many $100,000 prizes are left in MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD?

2 of 8 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 618,217.

What are the odds of winning anything on MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD?

1 in 3.66 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.82 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.66, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.99.

Is MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD worth buying?

Its current payout is 68.3% ($3.42 back per $5 ticket), rank #41 of 49 in Missouri. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is SAPPHIRE 7S (#546, $5) at 76.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD tickets are left?

We estimate 1,236,434 of roughly 6,674,533 printed tickets are unsold (81.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on December 5, 2025. It is still on sale.

MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD — $5 Missouri Scratcher #533

Data captured November 6, 2026, 16:10 UTC · launched December 5, 2025

MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD Missouri scratcher ticket

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MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD (#533) is a $5 Missouri scratcher launched on December 5, 2025. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #41 of 49 active games on current payout (68.3%, $3.42 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 15 $5 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.66) and #10 on top-prize odds (1 in 618,217). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (68.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.5% (1 in 3.82 at launch). 2 of 8 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 1,236,434 tickets are still unsold (81.5% sold). That is below average for Missouri; the Missouri ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

68.3%

68.2% at launch

Expected value

$3.42

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.66

1 in 3.82 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.66

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.99

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 72,731

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 8

$100,000 each

Tickets remaining

18.5%

≈ 1,236,434 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 7, 2026, 30 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in MYSTERY PRIZE 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 Missouri game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 338,118 of 1,747,260 prizes (19.4%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$100,000	1 in 834,317	1 in 618,217	8	6	2	25.0%
$10,000	1 in 834,317	1 in 618,217	8	6	2	25.0%
$2,500	1 in 208,579	1 in 247,287	32	27	5	15.6%
$1,000	1 in 166,863	1 in 154,554	40	32	8	20.0%
$500	1 in 12,005	1 in 12,004	556	453	103	18.5%
$250	1 in 1,137	1 in 1,268	5,871	4,896	975	16.6%
$100	1 in 1,191	1 in 1,288	5,603	4,643	960	17.1%
$75	1 in 597.5	1 in 659.4	11,170	9,295	1,875	16.8%
$60	1 in 598.3	1 in 666.2	11,156	9,300	1,856	16.6%
$50	1 in 413.0	1 in 455.1	16,162	13,445	2,717	16.8%
$40	1 in 480.5	1 in 526.4	13,892	11,543	2,349	16.9%
$30	1 in 428.2	1 in 461.7	15,588	12,910	2,678	17.2%
$25	1 in 80.1	1 in 84.3	83,323	68,660	14,663	17.6%
$20	1 in 60.1	1 in 63.6	111,147	91,719	19,428	17.5%
$15	1 in 34.3	1 in 35.1	194,548	159,361	35,187	18.1%
$10	1 in 13.3	1 in 13.1	500,260	406,056	94,204	18.8%
$5	1 in 8.58	1 in 7.67	777,896	616,790	161,106	20.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.82	1 in 3.66	1,747,260	1,409,142	338,118	19.4%

How MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

November 5, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
November 3, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
October 31, 2026: 2 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 6 remain.
October 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
October 23, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
October 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
October 7, 2026: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
October 6, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
September 30, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
September 26, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.

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

MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD: common questions

How many $100,000 prizes are left in MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD?: 2 of 8 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 618,217.
What are the odds of winning anything on MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD?: 1 in 3.66 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.82 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.66, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.99.
Is MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD worth buying?: Its current payout is 68.3% ($3.42 back per $5 ticket), rank #41 of 49 in Missouri. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is SAPPHIRE 7S (#546, $5) at 76.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD tickets are left?: We estimate 1,236,434 of roughly 6,674,533 printed tickets are unsold (81.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did MYSTERY PRIZE CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on December 5, 2025. It is still on sale.

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