SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1830
SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD (#1830) was a $5 Washington scratch game. Its final figures, from November 5, 2026, were 71.0% payout ($3.55 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.96 for any prize and 1 in 379,895 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 3.5 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 19.8% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 87.8% of its tickets had sold. SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD is no longer on sale in Washington; the figures below are final as of November 5, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until November 5, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in SILVER & GOLD 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, 128,317 of 880,574 prizes (14.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 780,925 | 1 in 379,895 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 208,247 | 1 in 189,948 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 312,370 | all claimed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 14,529 | 1 in 22,347 | 215 | 198 | 17 | 7.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.7 | 1 in 60.1 | 62,866 | 56,541 | 6,325 | 10.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 31.6 | 1 in 35.0 | 98,924 | 88,084 | 10,840 | 11.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 12.5 | 218,570 | 188,254 | 30,316 | 13.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 6.25 | 1 in 4.70 | 499,970 | 419,154 | 80,816 | 16.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.55 | 1 in 2.96 | 880,574 | 752,257 | 128,317 | 14.6% |
How SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD has moved
SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD?
- 1 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 379,895.
- What are the odds of winning anything on SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD?
- 1 in 2.96 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.96, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.00.
- Is SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.0% ($3.55 back per $5 ticket), rank #— 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 SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD tickets are left?
- We estimate 379,895 of roughly 3,123,700 printed tickets are unsold (87.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It has ended.
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
- COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.26 any prize