KING CROSSWORD — $3 Washington Scratch Game #1974
KING CROSSWORD (#1974) was a $3 Washington scratch game. Its final figures, from November 2, 2026, were 85.5% payout ($2.56 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.50 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 20.5 points (65.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 56.3% (1 in 3.91 at launch). 0 of 5 top prizes of $30,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 90.9% of its tickets had sold. KING CROSSWORD is no longer on sale in Washington; the figures below are final as of November 2, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until November 2, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in KING 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, 94,751 of 662,798 prizes (14.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 518,200 | all claimed | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 259,100 | all claimed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $250 | 1 in 24,443 | 1 in 29,616 | 106 | 98 | 8 | 7.5% |
| $150 | 1 in 11,831 | 1 in 11,846 | 219 | 199 | 20 | 9.1% |
| $75 | 1 in 770.0 | 1 in 715.8 | 3,365 | 3,034 | 331 | 9.8% |
| $60 | 1 in 599.4 | 1 in 539.7 | 4,323 | 3,884 | 439 | 10.2% |
| $30 | 1 in 65.6 | 1 in 55.6 | 39,473 | 35,214 | 4,259 | 10.8% |
| $15 | 1 in 44.4 | 1 in 35.7 | 58,336 | 51,705 | 6,631 | 11.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 133.4 | 1 in 99.0 | 19,421 | 17,027 | 2,394 | 12.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 8.13 | 226,620 | 197,471 | 29,149 | 12.9% |
| $3 | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 4.60 | 310,920 | 259,400 | 51,520 | 16.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.91 | 1 in 2.50 | 662,798 | 568,047 | 94,751 | 14.3% |
How KING CROSSWORD has moved
KING CROSSWORD: common questions
- How many $30,000 prizes are left in KING CROSSWORD?
- 0 of 5 as of November 6, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on KING CROSSWORD?
- 1 in 2.50 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.50, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 5.48.
- Is KING CROSSWORD worth buying?
- Its current payout is 85.5% ($2.56 back per $3 ticket), rank #— of 60 in Washington. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $3 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is S'MORE SLINGO (#1938, $3) at 68.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many KING CROSSWORD tickets are left?
- We estimate 236,929 of roughly 2,591,000 printed tickets are unsold (90.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did KING CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It has ended.
Other $3 Washington scratch games
- CRABBY CROSSWORD — 83.5% payout, 1 in 2.53 any prize
- S'MORE SLINGO — 68.3% payout, 1 in 3.52 any prize
- ITS TIME TO SLINGO — 65.8% payout, 1 in 4.08 any prize
- LOTERIA EXTRA! 4TH EDITION — 65.8% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize
- JACKPOT BINGO — 65.6% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize