The current odds of winning any prize on $1,000,000 Crossword 50X are 1 in 2.99 (33.49%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 4 $1,000,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 34% of the game's 4,309,072 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $1,000,000 Crossword 50X is on sale at Illinois Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 2 $25 Illinois scratch-offs on sale, $1,000,000 Crossword 50X ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 2.99 tickets winning at least the $25 ticket price back. Right now the $25 game with the best odds of breaking even is $1,000,000 Crossword 50X (#7665), where 1 in 2.96 tickets wins at least $25 back.

$1,000,000 Crossword 50X has 17 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000,000 at 1 in 1,477,369 (1 of 4 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 295,474 (4 of 12 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 56,822 (21 of 64 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 36,934 (14 of 36 left); $2,500+ at 1 in 16,415 (50 of 143 left); $1,250+ at 1 in 6,655 (132 of 364 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 2,398 (394 of 1,143 left); $500+ at 1 in 325 (3,925 of 11,468 left); $300+ at 1 in 267 (988 of 2,863 left); $250+ at 1 in 212 (1,441 of 4,348 left); $200+ at 1 in 122 (5,143 of 15,143 left); $150+ at 1 in 87.3 (4,806 of 14,364 left); $125+ at 1 in 73.4 (3,206 of 9,312 left); $100+ at 1 in 31.6 (26,700 of 79,218 left); $75+ at 1 in 13 (66,769 of 197,617 left); $50+ at 1 in 5.43 (158,556 of 467,319 left); $25+ at 1 in 2.99 (222,588 of 647,448 left).

The odds of winning at least your $25 back on one $1,000,000 Crossword 50X ticket are 1 in 2.99 (33.49%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.43 (18.42%).

$1,000,000 Crossword 50X costs $25 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.

$1,000,000 Crossword 50X, a $25 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Dec 2, 2025 by the Illinois Lottery.