CUBE CROSSWORD — $10 Washington Scratch Game #1987
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.
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.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % 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 prizes | 1 in 3.54 | 1 in 3.64 | 626,884 | 294,303 | 332,581 | 53.1% |
How CUBE CROSSWORD has moved
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.
Other $10 Washington scratch games
- TRIPLE JACKPOT — 78.2% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
- RED HOT MONEY — 74.7% payout, 1 in 3.37 any prize
- $1,000 FRENZY — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.40 any prize
- $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION — 72.2% payout, 1 in 3.60 any prize
- MONEYBAG MULTIPLIER — 69.5% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize