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Texas Lottery Retires $1,000,000 Crossword Game After Last $1 Million Ticket Is Claimed

The Texas Lottery Commission had pledged to retire the game once its six top prizes were exhausted.

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$1,000,000 Crossword is played by scratching off letters in the ticket’s crossword. The last of six top prizes was claimed by a Grand Prairie resident, according to Texas Lottery officials.

Overview

  • The final top prize was claimed on Aug. 5 at Starfield Market in Buda, triggering the planned retirement of the scratch-off game.
  • All six $1 million prizes in the $1,000,000 Crossword game are now claimed, closing out its cycle of highest payouts.
  • Previous million-dollar tickets were sold in Dallas, Eagle Lake, El Paso, Pasadena and Wylie, showcasing the game’s statewide reach.
  • The game launched with about 15.3 million tickets, offered $229.3 million in total prizes and carried 1-in-3.41 odds of winning any prize.
  • Winners remain anonymous under Lottery rules while the retailers selling the winning tickets receive public acknowledgment.