The current odds of winning any prize on Mystery Crossword are 1 in 3.48 (28.76%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $750,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 25 $750,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 22 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 76% of the game's 30,027,867 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 #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.48 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 1,043,781 (22 of 25 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 382,720 (38 of 50 left); $4,000+ at 1 in 183,705 (65 of 76 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 121,498 (64 of 78 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 7,125 (3,034 of 3,767 left); $400+ at 1 in 2,866 (4,789 of 6,273 left); $200+ at 1 in 455 (42,472 of 56,014 left); $100+ at 1 in 44.9 (461,028 of 607,000 left); $60+ at 1 in 31 (229,063 of 301,280 left); $40+ at 1 in 20.8 (363,323 of 479,001 left); $20+ at 1 in 7.84 (1,825,542 of 2,400,000 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.48 (3,673,906 of 4,800,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Mystery Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.48 (28.76%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.84 (12.76%).

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 Aug 24, 2026 by the California Lottery.