The odds of winning any prize on Crossword Gold are 1 in 3.5 (28.57%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Not yet. All 5 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 2,926,196 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 9 $3 Minnesota scratch-offs on sale, Crossword Gold ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.5 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back. No other $3 Minnesota scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

Crossword Gold has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $30,000 at 1 in 585,239 (5 of 5 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 22,684 (124 of 124 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $100+ at 1 in 373 (7,718 printed); $50+ at 1 in 193 (7,354 printed); $30+ at 1 in 123 (8,580 printed); $20+ at 1 in 64 (21,939 printed); $15+ at 1 in 48.5 (14,616 printed); $10+ at 1 in 30.2 (36,601 printed); $9+ at 1 in 18.8 (58,540 printed); $5+ at 1 in 6.87 (270,799 printed); $3+ at 1 in 3.5 (409,780 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one Crossword Gold ticket are 1 in 3.5 (28.57%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.87 (14.56%).

Crossword Gold costs $3 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Minnesota Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Crossword Gold, a $3 Minnesota scratch-off, was released on Oct 6, 2026 by the Minnesota Lottery.