Take a break from your day and enjoy a little M-E time with **Instant Prize
Crossword Scratchers ®**. With two separate play grids and a Fast $100 Spot
for up to three chances to win per game, you know you will have a "Playful and
entertaining experience (3 letters)." Enhancing your fun are two secret puzzle
multipliers that may multiply prizes by 1X, 2X, 3X, 5X, 10X, 20X, or 50X, and
chances for up to eight words that win instantly, as well as a N-I-C-E **TOP
PRIZE OF $2,000,000!**
How to play Instant Prize Crossword in California
Scratch "YOUR LETTERS" play area to reveal a total of 20 letters.
In each PUZZLE; scratch each letter that matches "YOUR LETTERS."
In each PUZZLE; completely uncover three or more words, win corresponding prize shown in the PRIZE KEY.
If you completely uncover any one "PINK" Instant Prize word, win the corresponding prize shown for that same word (even if there are less than three words revealed in the PUZZLE). A "PINK" Instant Prize word has each and every letter of the word highlighted in pink.
Scratch "PUZZLE 1 MULTIPLIER." Multiply your PUZZLE 1 winning prize or the "PINK" Instant Prize word winning prize by the number revealed in the 'PUZZLE 1 MULTIPLIER.
Scratch "PUZZLE 2 MULTIPLIER." Multiply your PUZZLE 2 winning prize or the "PINK" Instant Prize word winning prize by the number revealed in the "PUZZLE 2 MULTIPLIER."
EACH PUZZLE PLAYS SEPARATELY. Words on each PUZZLE cannot be combined to win a higher prize.
EACH MULTIPLIER PLAYS SEPARATELY. The number revealed in the Puzzle 1 MULTIPLIER cannot be combined with the number revealed in Puzzle 2 MULTIPLIER to win a higher multiplier number. The number revealed in Puzzle 1 MULTIPLIER cannot be used to multiply a Puzzle 2 winning prize.
FAST $100 SPOT: Uncover a "100" in the "FAST $100 SPOT" win $100 instantly! "FAST $100 SPOT" does not multiply. Players can win up to three (3) times on this ticket.
Analysis
Instant Prize Crossword has a score of 77, making it
a better than average scratchoff.
There are 12,522,048 tickets remaining. At $20 per ticket, it would cost $250,440,960 to buy all remaining
tickets. According to the latest reports from the California lottery website, there
are $194,022,370 in remaining prizes.
The value of the remaining prizes is below
the cost of the remaining tickets by $56,418,590. With 12,522,048 tickets remaining, that's an average of
-$4.51 per ticket.
An average of 4,388 tickets have been claimed each day between
6/30/2025 and 7/7/2025. The largest prize
claimed in that time period was $2,000.
The last grand prize of $2,000,000
was claimed on 10/7/2024. 2,243,379 tickets have been sold since the last grand prize was claimed. With
27 grand prizes in the game,
it's expected that there will be 1 grand prize sold every 1,233,167 tickets.
