You'll explore double the play with this Scratchers® fan favorite game! Keen
detectives can explore two puzzle grids and two bonus words while in pursuit
to discover 1X-20X prize multipliers and chances to find $100 instant wins by
uncovering a magnifying glass. Follow the trail of clues to **Mystery
Crossword Scratchers ®** and play for up to three chances to **WIN UP TO
$750,000!**
How to play Mystery Crossword in California
In both PUZZLES, scratch each letter that matches "YOUR LETTERS."
Scratch MULTIPLIER BOX for each puzzle.
Uncover each BONUS WORD using "YOUR LETTERS" and win prize shown in PRIZE BOX.
Uncover a "MAGNIFYING GLASS" in the "YOUR LETTERS" play area, win $100 instantly!
Each Puzzle, Multipliers and Bonus Words play separately
Analysis
Mystery Crossword has a score of 78, making it
a better than average scratchoff.
There are 11,778,583 tickets remaining. At $10 per ticket, it would cost $117,785,830 to buy all remaining
tickets. According to the latest reports from the California lottery website, there
are $91,413,670 in remaining prizes.
The value of the remaining prizes is below
the cost of the remaining tickets by $26,372,160. With 11,778,583 tickets remaining, that's an average of
-$2.24 per ticket.
An average of 231,357 tickets have been claimed each day between
4/26/2025 and 5/3/2025. The largest prize
claimed in that time period was $10,000.
The last grand prize of $750,000
was claimed on 4/18/2025. 2,454,868 tickets have been sold since the last grand prize was claimed. With
25 grand prizes in the game,
it's expected that there will be 1 grand prize sold every 1,224,938 tickets.
