The odds of winning any prize on Code Word Crossword are 1 in 3.62 (27.65%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 1 of the 10 $500,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 9 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 21, 2026. We estimate about 73% of the game's 10,812,107 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 15 $10 Pennsylvania scratch-offs on sale, Code Word Crossword ranks #10 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.62 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Candy-Coated Ca$h, where 1 in 2.72 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Code Word Crossword has 14 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 878,484 (9 of 10 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 359,380 (13 of 20 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 179,690 (22 of 30 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 118,005 (23 of 30 left); $2,500+ at 1 in 88,835 (22 of 30 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 5,631 (1,315 of 1,800 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $400+ at 1 in 1,476 (5,400 printed); $250+ at 1 in 644 (9,450 printed); $150+ at 1 in 153 (54,000 printed); $60+ at 1 in 35.4 (234,000 printed); $50+ at 1 in 25.1 (126,000 printed); $40+ at 1 in 15.8 (252,000 printed); $20+ at 1 in 6.98 (864,000 printed); $10+ at 1 in 3.62 (1,440,000 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Code Word Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.62 (27.65%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.98 (14.32%).

Code Word Crossword costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Pennsylvania Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Pennsylvania instant games and Pennsylvania scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Pennsylvania Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in Pennsylvania call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Pennsylvania, "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.

Code Word Crossword, a $10 Pennsylvania scratch-off, was released on Jun 6, 2026 by the Pennsylvania Lottery.