Game of Chance

Where every answer is a winning ticket.
A crossword exploring the world of lotteries, from rolling jackpots to staggering odds. Features puns and clever thematic wordplay.
Select a cell to see clues
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Print

Across

  • 1A
    First name of Egyptian president el-Sisi
  • 7A
    Changes, as a rolling jackpot does
  • 8A
    DeGeneres who was once a 'CoverGirl'
  • 10A
    Like many a lottery player's dream
  • 12A
    Banned, like lotteries in some states
  • 15A
    Category for film or music
  • 16A
    What a huge jackpot can surprisingly become, for some
  • 17A
    A tiny portrait that travels

Down

  • 2D
    Tumbling number container in a drawing
  • 3D
    Tied, or what lottery odds are not
  • 4D
    Babel's legacy
  • 5D
    One with the standing to sue... or play the state lottery
  • 6D
    A big-ticket prize, for one
  • 9D
    A drawing with a big draw?
  • 11D
    Question, or a feeling produced by 1-in-300-million odds
  • 13D
    Proceeded, as in from rags to riches
  • 14D
    It's beaten to a pulp, or holds balls for a drawing