Mystery Crossword
California scratch-off game #1659 (Mystery Crossword) was removed from circulation on September 12, 2026. An estimated 97% of tickets had sold. 1 of 60 top prizes of $750,000 remained unclaimed.
- Ticket price
- $10
- Est. % sold
- 97%
- Closed
- September 12, 2026
- Print run
- 73,775,460
- Tickets left
- 2,308,867
- Top prize
- $750,000
Launch vs. closing odds
Launch odds are calculated across the full print run. Closing odds are calculated across the tickets still unsold when the game was removed.
| Prize | Launch odds | Closing odds | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| $750,000 | 1 in 1,229,591 | 1 in 2,308,867 | 1 / 60 |
| $10,000 | 1 in 576,371 | 1 in 769,622 | 3 / 128 |
| $4,000 | 1 in 392,423 | 1 in 384,811 | 6 / 188 |
| $2,000 | 1 in 396,642 | 1 in 577,217 | 4 / 186 |
| $1,000 | 1 in 7,959 | 1 in 8,915 | 259 / 9,269 |
| $400 | 1 in 4,769 | 1 in 6,326 | 365 / 15,471 |
| $200 | 1 in 530 | 1 in 688 | 3,356 / 139,093 |
| $100 | 1 in 49 | 1 in 71 | 32,604 / 1,497,166 |
| $60 | 1 in 100 | 1 in 131 | 17,672 / 739,650 |
| $40 | 1 in 63 | 1 in 86 | 26,730 / 1,172,605 |
| $20 | 1 in 13 | 1 in 16 | 144,707 / 5,902,036 |
| $10 | 1 in 6 | 1 in 5 | 458,657 / 11,804,072 |
The record
When this game was pulled, 1 of 60 top prizes of $750,000 were still unclaimed. The top prize's closing odds were longer than at launch (1 in 1,229,591 → 1 in 2,308,867), meaning those prizes were claimed faster than tickets sold.
Record ID: California-1659 · Last seen active July 31, 2026