The odds of winning any prize on $500 Cash Crossword are 1 in 3.47 (28.81%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 551 of the 2700 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 2149 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 16, 2026. We estimate about 80% of the game's 3,293,991 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 8 $5 Minnesota scratch-offs on sale, $500 Cash Crossword ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.47 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. No other $5 Minnesota scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

$500 Cash Crossword has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 1,220 (2,149 of 2,700 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $150+ at 1 in 804 (1,398 printed); $100+ at 1 in 368 (4,859 printed); $75+ at 1 in 318 (1,397 printed); $50+ at 1 in 95.8 (24,031 printed); $30+ at 1 in 77.3 (8,242 printed); $25+ at 1 in 35.5 (50,063 printed); $20+ at 1 in 30.2 (16,433 printed); $15+ at 1 in 20.8 (49,459 printed); $10+ at 1 in 7.8 (263,488 printed); $5+ at 1 in 3.47 (527,207 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $500 Cash Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.47 (28.81%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.8 (12.81%).

$500 Cash Crossword costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Minnesota Lottery retailers throughout the state.

$500 Cash Crossword, a $5 Minnesota scratch-off, was released on Sep 1, 2026 by the Minnesota Lottery.