Bits & Odds

CUBE CROSSWORD — $10 Washington Scratch Game #1987

Data captured September 21, 2026

CUBE CROSSWORD (#1987) is a $10 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #23 of 59 active games on current payout (71.4%, $7.14 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 11 $10 games, #44 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.64) and #36 on top-prize odds (1 in 605,387). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.6 points (73.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.6% (1 in 3.54 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 1,210,774 tickets are still unsold (45.5% 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
71.4%
73.1% at launch
Expected value
$7.14
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.64
1 in 3.54 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.64
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.32
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 9,459
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$250,000 each
Tickets remaining
54.5%
≈ 1,210,774 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in CUBE 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, 332,581 of 626,884 prizes (53.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$250,000 1 in 740,767 1 in 605,387 3 1 2 66.7%
$5,000 1 in 29,631 1 in 30,269 75 35 40 53.3%
$1,000 1 in 14,620 1 in 14,079 152 66 86 56.6%
$500 1 in 15,650 1 in 16,144 142 67 75 52.8%
$200 1 in 7,559 1 in 7,811 294 139 155 52.7%
$100 1 in 49.6 1 in 51.9 44,821 21,513 23,308 52.0%
$50 1 in 49.2 1 in 51.4 45,178 21,636 23,542 52.1%
$30 1 in 47.0 1 in 48.9 47,325 22,569 24,756 52.3%
$20 1 in 12.5 1 in 13.0 177,796 84,367 93,429 52.5%
$10 1 in 7.14 1 in 7.24 311,098 143,910 167,188 53.7%
All prizes1 in 3.541 in 3.64 626,884294,303 332,58153.1%

How CUBE CROSSWORD has moved

Not enough history yet to chart this game; we store a reading every day.

CUBE CROSSWORD: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in CUBE CROSSWORD?
2 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 605,387.
What are the odds of winning anything on CUBE CROSSWORD?
1 in 3.64 today, compared with 1 in 3.54 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.64, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.32.
Is CUBE CROSSWORD worth buying?
Its current payout is 71.4% ($7.14 back per $10 ticket), rank #23 of 59 in Washington. The best $10 alternative today is TRIPLE JACKPOT (#1935, $10) at 78.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many CUBE CROSSWORD tickets are left?
We estimate 1,210,774 of roughly 2,222,300 printed tickets are unsold (45.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did CUBE CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.

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