COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1955
COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD (#1955) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #27 of 59 active games on current payout (69.5%, $3.47 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 20 $5 games, #32 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.41) and #46 on top-prize odds (1 in 766,827). Since launch the payout has risen 2.0 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.1% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 1,533,654 tickets are still unsold (51.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in COLOR BLOCK 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, 449,997 of 893,565 prizes (50.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 792,550 | 1 in 766,827 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 317,020 | 1 in 383,413 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 317,020 | 1 in 306,731 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 11,963 | 1 in 12,172 | 265 | 139 | 126 | 47.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.7 | 1 in 48.8 | 63,801 | 32,353 | 31,448 | 49.3% |
| $25 | 1 in 31.6 | 1 in 30.9 | 100,353 | 50,777 | 49,576 | 49.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.9 | 221,938 | 111,225 | 110,713 | 49.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 6.25 | 1 in 5.94 | 507,184 | 249,061 | 258,123 | 50.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.55 | 1 in 3.41 | 893,565 | 443,568 | 449,997 | 50.4% |
How COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD has moved
COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD?
- 2 of 4 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 766,827.
- What are the odds of winning anything on COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD?
- 1 in 3.41 today, compared with 1 in 3.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.41, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.99.
- Is COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.5% ($3.47 back per $5 ticket), rank #27 of 59 in Washington. The best $5 alternative today is QUEEN OF HEARTS (#1913, $5) at 78.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,533,654 of roughly 3,170,200 printed tickets are unsold (51.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Washington scratch games
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- WILD 10S — 77.2% payout, 1 in 2.64 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.4% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 74.3% payout, 1 in 2.76 any prize
- HOT & COLD NUMBERS — 72.4% payout, 1 in 3.13 any prize