The current odds of winning any prize on $1,000,000 Crossword 50X are 1 in 2.96 (33.76%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 5 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 5, 2026. We estimate about 78% of the game's 5,399,043 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 #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 2.96 tickets winning at least the $25 ticket price back. No other $25 Illinois scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

$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 844,335 (5 of 5 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 248,334 (12 of 15 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 74,065 (40 of 48 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 45,394 (36 of 42 left); $2,500+ at 1 in 17,231 (152 of 186 left); $1,250+ at 1 in 6,978 (360 of 445 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 2,745 (933 of 1,144 left); $500+ at 1 in 397 (9,091 of 11,618 left); $300+ at 1 in 314 (2,799 of 3,591 left); $250+ at 1 in 239 (4,260 of 5,429 left); $200+ at 1 in 130 (14,829 of 18,934 left); $150+ at 1 in 90.7 (14,039 of 18,012 left); $125+ at 1 in 69.6 (14,108 of 18,044 left); $100+ at 1 in 28.1 (89,580 of 114,676 left); $75+ at 1 in 12.6 (185,368 of 237,384 left); $50+ at 1 in 5.33 (456,473 of 584,659 left); $25+ at 1 in 2.96 (633,363 of 809,769 left).

The odds of winning at least your $25 back on one $1,000,000 Crossword 50X ticket are 1 in 2.96 (33.76%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.33 (18.76%).

$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 Jul 7, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.