SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1830
SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD (#1830) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #24 of 59 active games on current payout (71.1%, $3.55 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 20 $5 games, #10 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.96) and #17 on top-prize odds (1 in 380,362). Since launch the payout has risen 3.5 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 19.9% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 380,362 tickets are still unsold (87.8% 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 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. Across all tiers, 128,608 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 380,362 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 208,247 | 1 in 190,181 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 312,370 | all claimed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 14,529 | 1 in 22,374 | 215 | 198 | 17 | 7.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.7 | 1 in 60.0 | 62,866 | 56,522 | 6,344 | 10.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 31.6 | 1 in 35.0 | 98,924 | 88,065 | 10,859 | 11.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 12.5 | 218,570 | 188,178 | 30,392 | 13.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 6.25 | 1 in 4.70 | 499,970 | 418,977 | 80,993 | 16.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.55 | 1 in 2.96 | 880,574 | 751,966 | 128,608 | 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 September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 380,362.
- What are the odds of winning anything on SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD?
- 1 in 2.96 today, 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 7.99.
- Is SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.1% ($3.55 back per $5 ticket), rank #24 of 59 in Washington. The best $5 alternative today is QUEEN OF HEARTS (#1913, $5) at 78.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many SILVER & GOLD CROSSWORD tickets are left?
- We estimate 380,362 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 is still on sale.
Other $5 Washington scratch games
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- WILD 10S — 77.2% payout, 1 in 2.64 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.4% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 74.3% payout, 1 in 2.76 any prize
- HOT & COLD NUMBERS — 72.4% payout, 1 in 3.13 any prize