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Colossal Crossword

Win Up To $300,000!

Colossal CrosswordHow To Play

Scratch the Puzzles 1 & 2 "Your Letters," then scratch the corresponding letters found in both Puzzles 1 & 2 and Bonus Words 1 & 2. If you have scratched at least 5 complete words in Puzzle 1, see Puzzle 1 grid for prize amount won for that exact word count. If you have scratched at least 5 complete words in Puzzle 2, see Puzzle 2 grid for prize amount won for that exact word count. Bonus Words 1 & 2: If you uncover all 6 letters in Bonus Word 1 or 2 by scratching the Puzzle 1 & 2 "Your Letters" that match, win the prize shown in the corresponding Bonus Word prize box. Puzzles 3 & 4 are played similarly, except you must use only Puzzle 3 & 4 "Your Letters" and scratch at least 3 complete words in either of those Puzzles to win a prize. For Bonus Words 3 & 4, scratch Puzzle 3 & 4 "Your Letters" that match; scratch all 6 letters in a bonus word and win the prize shown in the corresponding Bonus Word prize box. Each puzzle plays separately; ticket front and back play separately.

This ticket has more puzzles and words on the back! This ticket was also available in mint.

Important Dates
Game Start: 3/5/2018  
End Distribution: 7/4/2020  
Official Game End: 6/20/2022  
Last Day To Redeem Prizes: 9/19/2022  

Prizes and Odds:

Prize Odds
$30 1 in 5.00
$40 1 in 10.00
$50 1 in 10.00
$60 1 in 123.16
$70 1 in 122.88
$100 1 in 133.30
$150 1 in 177.84
$250 1 in 200.59
$500 1 in 682.81
$1,000 1 in 8,019.81
$10,000 1 in 40,616.45
$300,000 1 in 125,911.00
Overall Odds 1 in 2.29
For more information see the Colossal Crossword Game Rules PDF