The odds of winning any prize on $500,000 Crossword are 1 in 3.04 (32.92%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $500,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 11, 2026.

Yes. $500,000 Crossword is on sale at Colorado Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 16 $20 Colorado scratch tickets on sale, $500,000 Crossword ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.04 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is TRIPLE RED 777, where 1 in 2.83 tickets wins at least $20 back.

$500,000 Crossword has 15 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 800,000 (2 of 3 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $50,000+ at 1 in 342,857 (4 printed); $10,000+ at 1 in 218,182 (4 printed); $1,000+ at 1 in 7,251 (320 printed); $750+ at 1 in 3,687 (320 printed); $500+ at 1 in 1,297 (1,200 printed); $400+ at 1 in 495 (3,000 printed); $300+ at 1 in 204 (6,900 printed); $250+ at 1 in 135 (6,000 printed); $150+ at 1 in 66.4 (18,400 printed); $100+ at 1 in 34.3 (33,900 printed); $50+ at 1 in 23.5 (32,000 printed); $40+ at 1 in 6.15 (288,000 printed); $25+ at 1 in 4.36 (160,000 printed); $20+ at 1 in 3.04 (240,000 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one $500,000 Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.04 (32.92%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 4.36 (22.92%).

$500,000 Crossword costs $20 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Colorado Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Colorado scratch tickets and Colorado scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Colorado Lottery lists them under "Scratch" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Colorado 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.

$500,000 Crossword, a $20 Colorado scratch ticket, was released on Apr 13, 2026 by the Colorado Lottery.