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$50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471)Massachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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12
VALUESCORE
Poor
$2MassachusettsGame #471GREEN
At a glance

$50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471) costs $2 a ticket from the Massachusetts Lottery. No $2 ticket in Massachusetts has better overall odds: 1 in 4.23, against 19 others at that price. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 2% of prizes remain. With a ValueScore of 12/100 (Poor), it is 19th of the 20 active $2 games in Massachusetts.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.23
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
2%
ValueScore™
12 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↓
POOR VALUE
It is 19th of the 20 active $2 games in Massachusetts, so most $2 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • $0.73 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 24% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.23), lower than most games.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$50,0001 in 1,008,000152
13%
$1,0001 in 48,00031534
11%
$5001 in 14,4001,05020
2%
$2001 in 3,6004,200107
3%
$1001 in 1,46910,290176
2%
$501 in 51429,400275
1%
$201 in 63241,9202,285
1%
$101 in 50302,4003,253
1%
$51 in 42362,8805,056
1%
$41 in 141,108,80027,410
2%
$21 in 101,512,00036,647
2%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$22,065,000
Current Prize Pool
$483,194
Payout Percentage
2.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
75,265

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
15,114,932
Estimated Remaining
318,371
% Remaining
2.1%
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, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on April 30.

30
March 6October 14
  • April 30, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Massachusetts's $2 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

12
VALUESCORE
Poor
12
out of 100
Expected Value
4/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
471
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
2/20/2025
Payout %
73.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471) scratch-off a good buy?
No. $50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471) scores 12/100 (Poor) and is 19th of the 20 active $2 games in Massachusetts, among the weakest tickets in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471) scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471) are 1 in 4.23. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471)?
The top prize for $50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471) is $50,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471)?
Based on our latest data, 2% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 75,265 out of 3,573,270 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $2 ticket in Massachusetts

All 20 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Jolly Peng-Win Cashword501 in 4.3972.9%$50K · 3-
$100,000 DOUBLE DEUCES501 in 4.6072.9%$100K · 50.8%
WIN IT ALL BONUS491 in 4.5973.1%$100K · 30.6%
$50,000 Star Cashword461 in 4.2373.0%$50K · 111.2%
$100,000 DOUBLE PLAY441 in 5.9072.9%$100K · 32.2%
Power Play™ Cashword431 in 4.2473.0%$50K · 110.9%
777 SLOTS431 in 4.6172.9%$78K · 40.7%
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER411 in 4.6072.9%$50K · 30.7%
20X381 in 4.4772.9%$100K · 31.5%
$50,000 Star Cashword (Game #471) (this game)121 in 4.2373.0%$50K · 20.0%

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.