COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1955
COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD (#1955) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #20 of 60 active games on current payout (72.5%, $3.63 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 19 $5 games, #21 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.26) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 584,588). Since launch the payout has risen 5.1 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 8.7% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 1,169,176 tickets are still unsold (63.1% 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. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Washington game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 358,128 of 893,565 prizes (40.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 792,550 | 1 in 584,588 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 317,020 | 1 in 389,725 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 317,020 | 1 in 584,588 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 11,963 | 1 in 11,930 | 265 | 167 | 98 | 37.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.7 | 1 in 47.1 | 63,801 | 39,003 | 24,798 | 38.9% |
| $25 | 1 in 31.6 | 1 in 29.9 | 100,353 | 61,240 | 39,113 | 39.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.3 | 221,938 | 134,222 | 87,716 | 39.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 6.25 | 1 in 5.66 | 507,184 | 300,788 | 206,396 | 40.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.55 | 1 in 3.26 | 893,565 | 535,437 | 358,128 | 40.1% |
How COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 3, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD?
- 2 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 584,588.
- What are the odds of winning anything on COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD?
- 1 in 3.26 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.26, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.71.
- Is COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.5% ($3.63 back per $5 ticket), rank #20 of 60 in Washington. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED (#1941, $5) at 75.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,169,176 of roughly 3,170,200 printed tickets are unsold (63.1% 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
- QUEEN OF HEARTS — 78.4% payout, 1 in 2.60 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.3% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 75.1% payout, 1 in 2.73 any prize
- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — 73.4% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
- SUPER 7S — 70.2% payout, 1 in 3.12 any prize