The current odds of winning any prize on Tripling Bonus Crossword are 1 in 3.32 (30.08%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. 15 of the 20 $20,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 5 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 4, 2026. We estimate about 38% of the game's 24,025,668 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 4 $3 California scratchers on sale, Tripling Bonus Crossword ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.32 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back or a free ticket. No other $3 California scratcher has better odds of breaking even right now.

Tripling Bonus Crossword has 16 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000 at 1 in 1,849,045 (5 of 20 left); $3,000+ at 1 in 401,966 (18 of 41 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 144,457 (41 of 114 left); $300+ at 1 in 43,405 (149 of 414 left); $150+ at 1 in 9,002 (814 of 2,207 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,283 (6,181 of 16,682 left); $60+ at 1 in 616 (7,793 of 21,836 left); $50+ at 1 in 236 (24,154 of 66,210 left); $30+ at 1 in 136 (28,695 of 79,439 left); $20+ at 1 in 76 (53,833 of 144,799 left); $15+ at 1 in 48.1 (70,534 of 191,260 left); $12+ at 1 in 32.9 (89,156 of 238,434 left); $10+ at 1 in 21.7 (143,759 of 386,290 left); $5+ at 1 in 7.89 (746,148 of 1,968,740 left); $4+ at 1 in 4.23 (1,012,684 of 2,636,828 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.32 (596,732 of 1,440,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one Tripling Bonus Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.32 (30.08%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 4.23 (23.62%).

Tripling Bonus Crossword costs $3 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.

Tripling Bonus Crossword, a $3 California scratcher, was released on Mar 23, 2026 by the California Lottery.