8 of 8
top prizes of $50,000 still out there
Ticket price$3
Top prize$50,000
Launch odds1 in 3.49
Prizes remaining (all tiers)1,938,386
Est. tickets left
≈71%
Bonus Word Crossword is a $3 scratch-off from the Illinois Lottery (game #7662) with a top prize of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.49 at launch. All 8 top prizes are still unclaimed and an estimated 71% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 1,938,386 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,748,268).
The key fact about "Bonus Word Crossword" is how its fourteen prize levels are built. The prize money leans toward the smaller prizes. Games built like this give out wins often, but rarely large ones. Prize counts change daily, but this design does not.
The numbers for "Bonus Word Crossword" are recalculated every morning, and this page changes with them.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 8 | 8 |
| $2,000 | 57 | 80 |
| $1,000 | 62 | 77 |
| $200 | 1,379 | 2,009 |
| $100 | 3,890 | 5,607 |
| $50 | 20,748 | 29,543 |
| $30 | 33,629 | 48,032 |
| $25 | 66,521 | 95,955 |
| $20 | 50,578 | 71,944 |
| $10 | 134,735 | 191,940 |
| $8 | 66,754 | 95,959 |
| $6 | 200,927 | 287,877 |
| $5 | 471,637 | 671,770 |
| $3 | 887,461 | 1,247,467 |
Prize counts come straight from official Illinois lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
8 of the 8 top prizes of $50,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Illinois lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Bonus Word Crossword is a $3 scratch-off. It is game #7662 from the Illinois Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.49, 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 Illinois lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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