5 of 48
top prizes of $750,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$750,000
Launch odds1 in 3.47
Prizes remaining (all tiers)1,159,394
Est. tickets left
≈7%
Mystery Crossword is a $10 scratch-off from the California Lottery (game #1708) with a top prize of $750,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.47 at launch. 43 of 48 top prizes are gone, 5 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 7% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 1,159,394 prizes are still out there (it started with 16,766,823).
"Mystery Crossword" has five of 48 top prizes left and is in the last part of its run. Most of the tickets are already sold. As a game goes on, the same prizes are spread across fewer tickets. Right now, neither the tickets nor the top prizes are running out faster than the other.
The table below shows the full count for "Mystery Crossword", with every prize level included.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $750,000 | 5 | 48 |
| $10,000 | 10 | 99 |
| $4,000 | 14 | 154 |
| $2,000 | 10 | 143 |
| $1,000 | 600 | 7,325 |
| $400 | 791 | 12,222 |
| $200 | 6,750 | 109,433 |
| $100 | 67,152 | 1,173,906 |
| $60 | 35,464 | 583,475 |
| $40 | 56,202 | 929,298 |
| $20 | 285,878 | 4,650,240 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 706,518 | 9,300,480 |
Prize counts come straight from official California lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
5 of the 48 top prizes of $750,000 are still unclaimed, according to official California lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Mystery Crossword is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #1708 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.
Prize counts come straight from official California lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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