1 of 5
top prizes of $130,000 still out there
Ticket price$3
Top prize$130,000
Launch odds1 in 3.95
Prizes remaining (all tiers)125,281
Est. tickets left
≈12%
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off from the Georgia Lottery (game #1898) with a top prize of $130,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.95 at launch. 4 of 5 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 12% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 125,281 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,043,931).
Of the unclaimed prize money on "CROSSWORD", about three-quarters is in wins under $500. The game is a game with most of its money in small, frequent prizes. That is neither good nor bad, only how it was designed. Choose the kind of game that fits the win you want.
Everything above about "CROSSWORD" comes from the Georgia Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $130,000 | 1 | 5 |
| $5,000 | 2 | 12 |
| $500 | 39 | 551 |
| $100 | 271 | 3,457 |
| $50 | 633 | 8,441 |
| $25 | 1,658 | 21,557 |
| $20 | 1,514 | 20,548 |
| $15 | 9,129 | 102,998 |
| $10 | 18,584 | 206,090 |
| $5 | 27,914 | 268,082 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 65,536 | 412,190 |
Prize counts come straight from official Georgia lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
1 of the 5 top prizes of $130,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Georgia lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Crossword is a $3 scratch-off. It is game #1898 from the Georgia Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.95, 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 Georgia lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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