The odds of winning any prize on Trim the Tree X-word are 1 in 3.66 (27.32%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 3 of the 5 $30,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Jan 19, 2026. We estimate about 39% of the game's 4,798,739 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Trim the Tree X-word is on sale at Pennsylvania Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Trim the Tree X-word has 13 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 931,023 (2 of 5 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 310,341 (4 of 10 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 84,638 (16 of 36 left); $500+ at 1 in 22,988 (59 of 160 left); $250+ at 1 in 4,667 (318 of 800 left); $100+ at 1 in 783 (1,980 of 5,120 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $50+ at 1 in 277 (11,200 printed); $30+ at 1 in 129 (20,000 printed); $25+ at 1 in 70.7 (30,600 printed); $15+ at 1 in 23.7 (134,400 printed); $10+ at 1 in 13.7 (148,800 printed); $5+ at 1 in 6.99 (336,000 printed); $3+ at 1 in 3.66 (624,000 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one Trim the Tree X-word ticket are 1 in 3.66 (27.32%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.99 (14.31%).

Trim the Tree X-word costs $3 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.

Trim the Tree X-word, a $3 Pennsylvania scratch-off, was released on Nov 22, 2025 by the Pennsylvania Lottery.