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$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023Massachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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21
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5MassachusettsGame #356GREEN
At a glance

The Massachusetts Lottery sells $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 as a $5 ticket. On average it pays back about $0.76 per $1, $0.02 less than the median $5 game in Massachusetts. Most of its wins only cover the ticket: 60% of winners pay $5 or less. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 2% of prizes remain. At a ValueScore of 21/100 (Below Avg), it is 25th of the 27 active $5 games in Massachusetts.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.16
Exp. Value
$0.76
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
2%
ValueScore™
21 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.76
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #88 of the 100 active games we track in Massachusetts. Check the higher-ranked games in Massachusetts first.
Why
↓Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Each $1 spent here returns about $0.76 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.
  • Odds of 1 in 4.16 put the win rate squarely in the normal range.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$500,0001 in 3,780,00041
25%
$10,0001 in 1,008,000152
13%
$1,0001 in 144,0001058
8%
$5001 in 18,0008407
1%
$3001 in 13,0911,15519
2%
$1501 in 3,6004,20072
2%
$1001 in 83181,4401,430
1%
$601 in 75020,160476
2%
$501 in 150100,800674
1%
$401 in 25060,480701
1%
$251 in 150100,800993
1%
$201 in 39383,0403,517
1%
$101 in 25604,8007,262
1%
$51 in 72,177,28055,816
3%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$57,579,500
Current Prize Pool
$1,228,165
Payout Percentage
2.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
70,978

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
15,122,095
Estimated Remaining
295,268
% Remaining
2.0%
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

The one $500,000 top prize left on March 6, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

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March 6October 14

How fast it's selling

Over the last 3 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Massachusetts's $5 games (0.7% 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

21
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
21
out of 100
Expected Value
13/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
9/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
356
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/30/2023
Payout %
76.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.16 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 scores 21/100 (Below Average) and is 25th of the 27 active $5 games in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.76 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 are 1 in 4.16. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023?
The top prize for $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 is $500,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023?
Based on our latest data, 2% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 70,978 out of 3,635,119 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in Massachusetts

All 27 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$1,000,000 NEON CASH651 in 4.1478.8%$1M · 40.5%
$1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS641 in 4.1379.1%$1M · 32.7%
50X621 in 4.1478.6%$1M · 31.4%
$1,000,000 HIGH ROLLER621 in 4.1478.8%$1M · 40.4%
$500,000 COLOR BLAST601 in 4.1676.2%$500K · 31.6%
$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN591 in 4.1478.8%$1M · 30.4%
KENO™571 in 4.1579.5%$1M · 21.3%
BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2026571 in 4.1676.2%$500K · 31.2%
$250,000 JACKPOT561 in 4.0176.5%$250K · 20.5%
$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 (this game)211 in 4.1676.2%$500K · 10.0%

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.