4 of 5
top prizes of $250,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$250,000
Launch odds1 in 3.24
Prizes remaining (all tiers)878,113
Est. tickets left
≈67%
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off from the Missouri Lottery (game #550) with a top prize of $250,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.24 at launch. 1 of 5 top prizes is gone, 4 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 67% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 878,113 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,318,583).
"$250,000 CROSSWORD" has four of five top prizes left and is near the midpoint of its run. About a third of the tickets are already sold. As a game goes on, the same prizes are spread across fewer tickets. Right now, a larger share of the top prizes is left than of the tickets, which is a good sign.
Everything above about "$250,000 CROSSWORD" comes from the Missouri Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 4 | 5 |
| $25,000 | 6 | 10 |
| $5,000 | 30 | 46 |
| $1,000 | 438 | 650 |
| $500 | 983 | 1,498 |
| $200 | 2,783 | 4,284 |
| $100 | 46,515 | 71,307 |
| $50 | 46,561 | 71,307 |
| $30 | 53,705 | 82,007 |
| $20 | 246,637 | 374,368 |
| $10 | 480,451 | 713,101 |
Prize counts come straight from official Missouri lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
4 of the 5 top prizes of $250,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Missouri lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #550 from the Missouri Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.24, 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 Missouri lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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