The current odds of winning any prize on $100,000 Crossword 2026 are 1 in 3.96 (25.26%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $100,000 top prize.

Yes. 5 of the 12 $100,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 7 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 67% of the game's 14,387,640 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $100,000 Crossword 2026 is on sale at Illinois Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 11 $5 Illinois scratch-offs on sale, $100,000 Crossword 2026 ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.96 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Winter Winnings, where 1 in 3.88 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$100,000 Crossword 2026 has 14 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $100,000 at 1 in 1,380,478 (7 of 12 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 420,146 (16 of 24 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 85,516 (90 of 120 left); $500+ at 1 in 7,405 (1,192 of 1,816 left); $300+ at 1 in 4,950 (647 of 966 left); $200+ at 1 in 3,013 (1,255 of 1,922 left); $100+ at 1 in 314 (27,585 of 41,918 left); $75+ at 1 in 231 (11,092 of 16,815 left); $50+ at 1 in 65.7 (105,194 of 159,386 left); $25+ at 1 in 34.5 (133,059 of 201,562 left); $20+ at 1 in 22.1 (157,983 of 239,736 left); $15+ at 1 in 12.8 (317,260 of 479,472 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.56 (717,334 of 1,078,812 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.96 (968,472 of 1,438,416 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $100,000 Crossword 2026 ticket are 1 in 3.96 (25.26%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.56 (15.24%).

$100,000 Crossword 2026 costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Illinois Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Illinois instant tickets and Illinois scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Illinois Lottery lists them under "Instant Tickets" on its own site. "Instant Tickets" is simply what most players in Illinois call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Illinois, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$100,000 Crossword 2026, a $5 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Jul 7, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.