14 of 20
top prizes of $250,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$250,000
Launch odds1 in 3.69
Prizes remaining (all tiers)3,654,794
Est. tickets left
≈70%
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off from the Illinois Lottery (game #7664) with a top prize of $250,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.69 at launch. 6 of 20 top prizes are gone, 14 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 70% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 3,654,794 prizes are still out there (it started with 5,196,360).
"$250,000 Crossword" is down to fourteen top prizes after a $250,000 winner was claimed earlier this week. The game started with twenty top prizes. Know that before you buy, because a change in top prizes changes the whole game.
If "$250,000 Crossword" is your usual pick, check this page often. The prize counts change even when the ticket looks the same.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 14 | 20 |
| $25,000 | 33 | 48 |
| $1,000 | 1,250 | 1,680 |
| $500 | 5,701 | 8,153 |
| $200 | 6,780 | 9,639 |
| $150 | 10,114 | 14,422 |
| $100 | 168,233 | 239,641 |
| $60 | 16,806 | 23,987 |
| $50 | 360,240 | 512,671 |
| $40 | 84,016 | 119,813 |
| $30 | 246,231 | 351,707 |
| $20 | 1,514,009 | 2,156,928 |
| $10 | 1,241,367 | 1,757,651 |
Prize counts come straight from official Illinois lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
14 of the 20 top prizes of $250,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Illinois lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #7664 from the Illinois Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.69, 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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