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. 41 of 48 top prizes are gone, 7 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 11% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 1,900,235 prizes are still out there (it started with 16,766,823).
Every scratcher board has a personality. Mystery Crossword's is a steady-drip machine — most of its money goes out in everyday wins: of the prize money still unclaimed, most lives in wins under $1,000. The counts move every day — the personality doesn't. Tomorrow's tally on "Mystery Crossword" will read a little different — it sells every day, and this page keeps count.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $750,000 | 7 | 48 |
| $10,000 | 12 | 99 |
| $4,000 | 22 | 154 |
| $2,000 | 24 | 143 |
| $1,000 | 1,027 | 7,325 |
| $400 | 1,344 | 12,222 |
| $200 | 11,787 | 109,433 |
| $100 | 118,680 | 1,173,906 |
| $60 | 61,137 | 583,475 |
| $40 | 97,441 | 929,298 |
| $20 | 491,943 | 4,650,240 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 1,116,811 | 9,300,480 |
Prize counts come straight from official California lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
7 of the 48 top prizes of $750,000 are still unclaimed, according to official California lottery data from Sep 1, 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 Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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