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Mountains of CashwordIdaho Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Idaho Lottery
49
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5IdahoGame #1909GREEN
At a glance

The Idaho Lottery sells Mountains of Cashword as a $5 ticket. No $5 ticket in Idaho has better overall odds: 1 in 3.31, against 7 others at that price. On average it pays back about $0.66 per $1, $0.03 less than the median $5 game in Idaho.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.31
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
64%
ValueScore™
49 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 6th of the 8 active $5 games in Idaho.
Why
→At $0.66 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.
  • At 1 in 3.31 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$50,0001 in 448,05021
50%
$1,0001 in 179,22052
40%
$1001 in 7901,135708
62%
$501 in 1814,9503,167
64%
$301 in 6613,5858,680
64%
$151 in 1947,792Not reported-
$101 in 1183,636Not reported-
$51 in 8119,480Not reported-
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$873,550
Current Prize Pool
$541,550
Payout Percentage
62.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
12,558

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
65,131
Estimated Remaining
41,567
% Remaining
63.8%
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 its launch on July 26, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 28.

20
July 26October 14
  • August 28, 20261 claimed · 1 left

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

49
VALUESCORE
Fair
49
out of 100
Expected Value
8/40
Prize Quality
14/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Idaho
Game Number
1909
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
7/28/2026
Payout %
66.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.31 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Mountains of Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Mountains of Cashword scores 49/100 (Fair) and is 6th of the 8 active $5 games in Idaho. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Idaho rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Mountains of Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Mountains of Cashword are 1 in 3.31. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Mountains of Cashword?
The top prize for Mountains of Cashword is $50,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.

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