1 of 60
top prizes of $750,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$750,000
Launch odds1 in 3.47
Prizes remaining (all tiers)682,595
Mystery Crossword is a $10 scratch-off from the California Lottery (game #1659) with a top prize of $750,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.47 at launch. It no longer appears in official California lottery data — the counts below are the last ones we recorded, from Aug 17, 2026.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $750,000 | 1 | 60 |
| $10,000 | 3 | 128 |
| $4,000 | 6 | 188 |
| $2,000 | 4 | 186 |
| $1,000 | 258 | 9,269 |
| $400 | 365 | 15,471 |
| $200 | 3,348 | 139,093 |
| $100 | 32,495 | 1,497,166 |
| $60 | 17,619 | 739,650 |
| $40 | 26,656 | 1,172,605 |
| $20 | 144,247 | 5,902,036 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 457,593 | 11,804,072 |
Prize counts come straight from official California lottery data.
Mystery Crossword no longer appears in official California lottery data. The last counts we recorded (Aug 17, 2026) showed 1 of 60 top prizes of $750,000 unclaimed.
Mystery Crossword is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #1659 from the California Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.47, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
The last official California lottery data we recorded for this game is from Aug 17, 2026.
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