The current odds of winning any prize on Mystery Crossword are 1 in 3.7 (27.05%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $750,000 top prize.

Yes. 43 of the 48 $750,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 5 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 8% of the game's 58,180,875 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 11 $10 California scratchers on sale, Mystery Crossword ranks #9 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.7 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is $1,000,000 Money Mania, where 1 in 3.39 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Mystery Crossword has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $750,000 at 1 in 922,479 (5 of 48 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 307,493 (10 of 99 left); $4,000+ at 1 in 153,747 (15 of 154 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 109,819 (12 of 143 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 6,524 (665 of 7,325 left); $400+ at 1 in 2,964 (849 of 12,222 left); $200+ at 1 in 518 (7,354 of 109,433 left); $100+ at 1 in 56.1 (73,249 of 1,173,906 left); $60+ at 1 in 38.2 (38,429 of 583,475 left); $40+ at 1 in 25.4 (61,065 of 929,298 left); $20+ at 1 in 9.37 (310,444 of 4,650,240 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.7 (755,617 of 9,300,480 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Mystery Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.7 (27.05%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.37 (10.67%).

Mystery Crossword costs $10 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.

Mystery Crossword, a $10 California scratcher, was released on Dec 15, 2025 by the California Lottery.