BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD — $5 Virginia Scratcher #2273
BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD (#2273) is a $5 Virginia scratcher launched on July 2, 2025. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #40 of 62 active games on current payout (68.1%, $3.41 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 17 $5 games, #17 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.86) and #40 on top-prize odds (1 in 952,635). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.0 points (69.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.7% (1 in 3.83 at launch). 2 of 6 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 1,905,270 tickets are still unsold (72.6% sold). That is below average for Virginia; the Virginia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in BONUS SPIN 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 Virginia game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 493,861 of 1,817,500 prizes (27.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,160,171 | 1 in 952,635 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 278,441 | 1 in 317,545 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 24.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 60,009 | 1 in 51,494 | 116 | 79 | 37 | 31.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,403 | 1 in 2,507 | 2,897 | 2,137 | 760 | 26.2% |
| $150 | 1 in 4,771 | 1 in 4,962 | 1,459 | 1,075 | 384 | 26.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 300.3 | 1 in 315.0 | 23,178 | 17,129 | 6,049 | 26.1% |
| $75 | 1 in 601.4 | 1 in 628.6 | 11,575 | 8,544 | 3,031 | 26.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 177.9 | 1 in 185.6 | 39,134 | 28,866 | 10,268 | 26.2% |
| $25 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 41.0 | 173,911 | 127,455 | 46,456 | 26.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 40.9 | 173,911 | 127,382 | 46,529 | 26.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.1 | 695,644 | 507,347 | 188,297 | 27.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.92 | 695,644 | 503,602 | 192,042 | 27.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.83 | 1 in 3.86 | 1,817,500 | 1,323,639 | 493,861 | 27.2% |
How BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- November 3, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
- October 21, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
- October 12, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- September 29, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- September 26, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD?
- 2 of 6 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 952,635.
- What are the odds of winning anything on BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD?
- 1 in 3.86 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.83 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.86, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.31.
- Is BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.1% ($3.41 back per $5 ticket), rank #40 of 62 in Virginia. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is CLUE (#2342, $5) at 69.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,905,270 of roughly 6,961,025 printed tickets are unsold (72.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 2, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Virginia scratchers
- CLUE — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.43 any prize
- PAWFECT PAYDAY — 69.7% payout, 1 in 4.16 any prize
- MERRY MONEY TREE — 69.6% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
- BINGO — 69.0% payout, 1 in 3.50 any prize
- $100,000 Jumbo Cash — 68.9% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize