The odds of winning any prize on $100,000 Crossword Craze are 1 in 3.3 (30.28%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $100,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 7, 2026. We estimate about 16% of the game's 515,572 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 6 $10 Nebraska scratch-offs on sale, $100,000 Crossword Craze ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.3 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back or a free ticket. No other $10 Nebraska scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

$100,000 Crossword Craze has 15 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 83,324 (1 of 3 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 8,332 (9 of 48 left); $500+ at 1 in 5,208 (6 of 48 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $150+ at 1 in 1,293 (300 printed); $100+ at 1 in 397 (900 printed); $75+ at 1 in 133 (2,595 printed); $60+ at 1 in 116 (555 printed); $50+ at 1 in 53.3 (5,235 printed); $40+ at 1 in 29.5 (7,800 printed); $30+ at 1 in 17.5 (12,000 printed); $25+ at 1 in 8.67 (30,000 printed); $20+ at 1 in 7.13 (12,900 printed); $15+ at 1 in 5.62 (19,350 printed); $10+ at 1 in 4.16 (32,250 printed); Free ticket at 1 in 3.3 (32,250 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one $100,000 Crossword Craze ticket are 1 in 3.3 (30.28%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.62 (17.78%).

$100,000 Crossword Craze costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Nebraska Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Nebraska scratch tickets and Nebraska scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Nebraska Lottery lists them under "Scratch" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Nebraska call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$100,000 Crossword Craze, a $10 Nebraska scratch-off, was released on Oct 27, 2025 by the Nebraska Lottery.