12 of 15
top prizes of $2,000,000 still out there
Ticket price$20
Top prize$2,000,000
Launch odds1 in 3.1
Prizes remaining (all tiers)4,206,381
Est. tickets left
≈73%
Instant Prize Crossword is a $20 scratch-off from the California Lottery (game #1739) with a top prize of $2,000,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.1 at launch. 3 of 15 top prizes are gone, 12 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 73% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 4,206,381 prizes are still out there (it started with 5,788,856).
"Instant Prize Crossword" is about halfway through its run, with about three-quarters of its tickets still unsold. Late in a run, a game is worth a look when prizes outlast tickets. Early on, the prize design matters most. Here, tickets and top prizes are running out at about the same rate.
Tomorrow's count on "Instant Prize Crossword" will be a little different. The game sells every day, and this page keeps track.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 12 | 15 |
| $25,000 | 27 | 32 |
| $10,000 | 25 | 30 |
| $5,000 | 119 | 147 |
| $2,000 | 3,446 | 4,482 |
| $1,000 | 9,115 | 11,997 |
| $500 | 22,750 | 31,374 |
| $250 | 32,469 | 44,845 |
| $200 | 70,582 | 97,426 |
| $100 | 325,145 | 448,992 |
| $50 | 607,862 | 838,194 |
| $25 | 1,391,199 | 1,916,238 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 1,743,630 | 2,395,084 |
Prize counts come straight from official California lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
12 of the 15 top prizes of $2,000,000 are still unclaimed, according to official California lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Instant Prize Crossword is a $20 scratch-off. It is game #1739 from the California Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.1, 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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