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Ranked 25th of 51 Tickets in Connecticut

$50,000 Cashword 2nd EditionConnecticut Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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53
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5ConnecticutGame #1830GREEN
At a glance

$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition is one of the Connecticut Lottery's $5 games. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.59 are the best of the 9 $5 tickets Connecticut sells. 54% of its winning tickets pay $5 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.59
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
10
Prizes Remaining
45%
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
→
AVERAGE
At 25th out of 51 Connecticut scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 499K at launch, about 1 in 449K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Expected value lands near the pack at $0.69 per $1 spent.
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$50,000
10 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 499K
now ~1 in 449K
$5,000
129 of 292 left
launch odds 1 in 34K
now ~1 in 35K
$500
1,333 of 3,071 left
launch odds 1 in 3,253
now ~1 in 3,365
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$50,0002010
50%
$5,000292129
44%
$5003,0711,333
43%
$10026,00111,300
43%
$7521,9189,611
44%
$5042,43418,411
43%
$3553,04723,064
43%
$2599,83843,574
44%
$20119,80252,491
44%
$15179,69280,124
45%
$10738,884326,103
44%
$51,497,468683,306
46%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$34,681,345
Current Prize Pool
$15,408,705
Payout Percentage
44.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,249,456

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,989,057
Estimated Remaining
4,485,547
% Remaining
44.9%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 6 $50,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 10. The most recent was on August 29.

168
16
15
14
13
12
10
March 6October 19
  • August 29, 20261 claimed · 10 left
  • August 14, 20261 claimed · 11 left
  • August 13, 20261 claimed · 12 left
  • June 21, 20261 claimed · 13 left
  • May 17, 20261 claimed · 14 left
  • March 22, 20261 claimed · 15 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Connecticut's $5 games (1.8% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

53
VALUESCORE
Fair
53
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
11/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1830
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
10/9/2025
Payout %
69.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition scores 53/100 (Fair) and is 3rd of Connecticut's 9 $5 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Connecticut rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition are 1 in 3.59. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition?
The top prize for $50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition is $50,000. As of our latest update, 10 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in Connecticut

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Connecticut Apizza671 in 4.1668.5%$50K · 43.7%
$5 MONOPOLY581 in 3.7467.9%$50K · 33.3%
$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition (this game)531 in 3.5969.4%$50K · 101.0%
50X the cash501 in 3.7270.5%$100K · 11.4%
Fireball 7s461 in 4.0667.9%$78K · 22.0%
EXTREME GREEN451 in 4.1668.5%$50K · 21.4%
$250 Loaded!421 in 4.8068.3%$250 · 7,1451.1%
America 250 Connecticut321 in 4.0668.2%$25K · 12.8%
5X The Money 19th Edition311 in 3.6368.0%$50K · 20.5%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.