The current odds of winning any prize on Crossword Xtreme are 1 in 2.72 (36.80%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $7,000,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 4 $7,000,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 18, 2026. We estimate about 52% of the game's 19,214,447 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Crossword Xtreme is on sale at California Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 3 $30 California scratchers on sale, Crossword Xtreme ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 2.72 tickets winning at least the $30 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $30 game with the best odds of breaking even is 200X, where 1 in 2.71 tickets wins at least $30 back.

Crossword Xtreme has 15 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $7,000,000 at 1 in 4,949,694 (2 of 4 left); $500,000+ at 1 in 707,099 (12 of 24 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 319,335 (17 of 31 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 162,285 (30 of 64 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 19,958 (435 of 802 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 902 (10,485 of 19,242 left); $500+ at 1 in 225 (32,987 of 64,004 left); $250+ at 1 in 116 (41,215 of 80,146 left); $150+ at 1 in 55.7 (92,522 of 179,981 left); $100+ at 1 in 29 (164,213 of 320,079 left); $75+ at 1 in 14.8 (329,224 of 639,838 left); $60+ at 1 in 9.9 (328,931 of 639,920 left); $50+ at 1 in 5.97 (658,441 of 1,280,000 left); $40+ at 1 in 3.74 (988,622 of 1,920,000 left); Free ticket at 1 in 2.72 (995,967 of 1,920,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $30 back on one Crossword Xtreme ticket are 1 in 2.72 (36.80%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 3.74 (26.74%).

Crossword Xtreme costs $30 per ticket. It is sold at authorized California Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — California scratchers and California scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The California Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in California call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Crossword Xtreme, a $30 California scratcher, was released on Apr 20, 2026 by the California Lottery.