How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 CROSSWORD?

1 of 6 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 766,182.

What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 CROSSWORD?

1 in 3.61 today, compared with 1 in 3.41 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.61, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.59.

Is $1,000,000 CROSSWORD worth buying?

Its current payout is 70.1% ($14.01 back per $20 ticket), rank #33 of 79 in Texas. The best $20 alternative today is Queen of Spades (#2706, $20) at 76.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $1,000,000 CROSSWORD tickets are left?

We estimate 766,182 of roughly 15,267,249 printed tickets are unsold (95.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $1,000,000 CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on June 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

$1,000,000 CROSSWORD — $20 Texas Scratch-Off #2658

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched June 16, 2025

$1,000,000 CROSSWORD Texas scratch-off ticket

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$1,000,000 CROSSWORD (#2658) is a $20 Texas scratch-off launched on June 16, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #33 of 79 active games on current payout (70.1%, $14.01 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 16 $20 games, #18 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.61) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 766,182). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.9 points (75.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 5.8% (1 in 3.41 at launch). 1 of 6 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 766,182 tickets are still unsold (95.0% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

70.1%

75.0% at launch

Expected value

$14.01

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.61

1 in 3.41 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.61

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.59

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 76,618

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 6

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

5.0%

≈ 766,182 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 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, 212,456 of 4,479,942 prizes (4.7%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000	1 in 2,544,542	1 in 766,182	6	5	1	16.7%
$20,000	1 in 763,363	—	20	20	0	0.0%
$2,000	1 in 58,947	1 in 85,131	259	250	9	3.5%
$500	1 in 1,403	1 in 1,778	10,879	10,448	431	4.0%
$200	1 in 120.0	1 in 149.8	127,255	122,140	5,115	4.0%
$150	1 in 228.3	1 in 274.4	66,876	64,084	2,792	4.2%
$100	1 in 21.4	1 in 25.6	712,532	682,628	29,904	4.2%
$50	1 in 18.8	1 in 23.0	814,222	780,942	33,280	4.1%
$40	1 in 21.4	1 in 26.1	712,485	683,116	29,369	4.1%
$20	1 in 7.50	1 in 6.87	2,035,408	1,923,853	111,555	5.5%
All prizes	1 in 3.41	1 in 3.61	4,479,942	4,267,486	212,456	4.7%

How $1,000,000 CROSSWORD has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 CROSSWORD. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 27, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 207 remain.
September 26, 2025: one $1,000,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
September 25, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 209 remain.
September 24, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 211 remain.
September 23, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 213 remain.
September 20, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 215 remain.
September 13, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 216 remain.
September 11, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 217 remain.
September 10, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 218 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 220 remain.
September 6, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 221 remain.
September 5, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 222 remain.

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

$1,000,000 CROSSWORD: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 CROSSWORD?: 1 of 6 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 766,182.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 CROSSWORD?: 1 in 3.61 today, compared with 1 in 3.41 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.61, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.59.
Is $1,000,000 CROSSWORD worth buying?: Its current payout is 70.1% ($14.01 back per $20 ticket), rank #33 of 79 in Texas. The best $20 alternative today is Queen of Spades (#2706, $20) at 76.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $1,000,000 CROSSWORD tickets are left?: We estimate 766,182 of roughly 15,267,249 printed tickets are unsold (95.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on June 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $20 Texas scratch-offs

Queen of Spades — 76.7% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize
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