Ranked 14th of 34 Tickets in Idaho
Mystery Tower CashwordIdaho Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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64
VALUESCORE
Good
At a glance
Mystery Tower Cashword is a $10 ticket from the Idaho Lottery. 52% of its winning tickets pay $10 or less, no more than the ticket cost. At launch, about 1 in 149,011 tickets carried a prize of $10,000 or more.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.68
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
Partial Data
ValueScore™
64 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
A solid pick: #14 of the 34 active games we track in Idaho, and 5th out of 7 $10 tickets in Idaho.
Why
↑Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
- $0.70 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7$100,000
2 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 149K
now ~1 in 138K
$5,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 75K
now ~1 in 69K
$1,000
24 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 12K
now ~1 in 12K
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
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 475,860 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 237,930 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 39,655 | 24 | 24 | 100% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,138 | 836 | 777 | 93% |
| $250 | 1 in 550 | 1,730 | 1,585 | 92% |
| $100 | 1 in 88 | 10,771 | 9,993 | 93% |
| $75 | 1 in 204 | 4,673 | 4,357 | 93% |
| $50 | 1 in 75 | 12,720 | 11,796 | 93% |
| $30 | 1 in 137 | 6,964 | 6,453 | 93% |
| $25 | 1 in 22 | 43,260 | 40,179 | 93% |
| $20 | 1 in 22 | 43,260 | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 7 | 134,106 | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$4,448,495
Current Prize Pool
$4,142,690
Payout Percentage
93.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
75,170
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
298,021
Estimated Remaining
276,625
% Remaining
92.8%
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
All 2 $100,000 top prizes left at launch on September 23 are still unclaimed.
| Date | What happened | Top prizes left |
|---|---|---|
| September 23 | Launched | 2 |
| November 7 | Latest count, none claimed | 2 |
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
64
VALUESCORE
Good
64
out of 100
Expected Value
20/40
Prize Quality
24/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026
Game Details
- State
- Idaho
- Game Number
- 1940
- Ticket Price
- $10
- Start Date
- 9/22/2026
- Payout %
- 70.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 11/7/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Mystery Tower Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Mystery Tower Cashword scores 64/100 (Good) and is 5th out of 7 $10 tickets in Idaho. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Mystery Tower Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Mystery Tower Cashword are 1 in 3.68. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Mystery Tower Cashword?
The top prize for Mystery Tower Cashword is $100,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was Mystery Tower Cashword released?
Mystery Tower Cashword was released by the Idaho Lottery on September 22, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.
Every $10 ticket in Idaho
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Luck 777 | 79 | 1 in 3.72 | 74.3% | $78K · 3 |
| Starry Night | 78 | 1 in 3.46 | 70.7% | $100K · 2 |
| Asteroids | 70 | 1 in 3.48 | 72.5% | $100K · 2 |
| Big Money | 68 | 1 in 3.59 | 71.1% | $100K · 2 |
| Mystery Tower Cashword (this game) | 64 | 1 in 3.68 | 70.1% | $100K · 2 |
| Fire & Ice Multiplier | 54 | 1 in 3.48 | 70.7% | $100K · 1 |
| Limited 19th Edition | 54 | 1 in 8.58 | - | $100 |