The current odds of winning any prize on Crossword Spectacular are 1 in 3.71 (26.97%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $300,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $300,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 36% of the game's 2,725,463 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 11 $10 Virginia scratchers on sale, Crossword Spectacular ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.71 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is 20X THE MONEY, where 1 in 3.66 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Crossword Spectacular has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $300,000 at 1 in 487,968 (2 of 3 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 139,420 (5 of 12 left); $600+ at 1 in 9,568 (95 of 272 left); $500+ at 1 in 3,615 (168 of 439 left); $200+ at 1 in 251 (3,621 of 10,240 left); $100+ at 1 in 81.9 (8,028 of 22,756 left); $60+ at 1 in 49 (8,000 of 22,708 left); $40+ at 1 in 17.4 (36,187 of 102,373 left); $20+ at 1 in 6.37 (96,995 of 272,824 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.71 (110,119 of 306,981 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Crossword Spectacular ticket are 1 in 3.71 (26.97%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.37 (15.69%).

Crossword Spectacular costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Virginia Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Virginia scratchers and Virginia scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Virginia Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in Virginia 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.

Crossword Spectacular, a $10 Virginia scratcher, was released on Dec 31, 2025 by the Virginia Lottery.