The odds of winning any prize on Crossword Deluxe are 1 in 3.86 (25.91%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 2 of the 8 $250,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 6 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 7, 2026. We estimate about 77% of the game's 12,603,413 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 16 $5 Pennsylvania scratch-offs on sale, Crossword Deluxe ranks #10 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.86 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is $100 Blowout, where 1 in 3.06 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Crossword Deluxe has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 1,611,665 (6 of 8 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 241,750 (34 of 45 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 78,618 (83 of 105 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 18,245 (407 of 525 left); $500+ at 1 in 3,361 (2,347 of 3,045 left); $250+ at 1 in 1,257 (4,817 of 6,300 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $150+ at 1 in 680 (8,505 printed); $100+ at 1 in 242 (33,600 printed); $50+ at 1 in 57.2 (168,000 printed); $25+ at 1 in 19.7 (420,000 printed); $10+ at 1 in 9.16 (735,000 printed); $5+ at 1 in 3.86 (1,890,000 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Crossword Deluxe ticket are 1 in 3.86 (25.91%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.16 (10.91%).

Crossword Deluxe costs $5 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.

Crossword Deluxe, a $5 Pennsylvania scratch-off, was released on Jul 6, 2026 by the Pennsylvania Lottery.