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Ranked 59th of 100 Tickets in Massachusetts

$50,000 Star CashwordMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
44
VALUESCORE
Fair
$2MassachusettsGame #525GREEN
At a glance

The Massachusetts Lottery sells $50,000 Star Cashword as a $2 ticket. No $2 ticket in Massachusetts has better overall odds: 1 in 4.23, against 19 others at that price. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 45,803 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.23
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
11
Prizes Remaining
69%
ValueScore™
44 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #59 of the 100 active games we track in Massachusetts.
Why
→Expected value lands near the pack at $0.73 per $1 spent.
  • Average win frequency: about a 24% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.23).
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$50,000
11 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 953K
$1,000
224 of 315 left
launch odds 1 in 48K
now ~1 in 47K
$500
722 of 1,050 left
launch odds 1 in 14K
now ~1 in 15K
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

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$50,0001 in 1,008,0001511
73%
$1,0001 in 48,000315224
71%
$5001 in 14,4001,050722
69%
$2001 in 3,6004,2002,932
70%
$1001 in 1,46910,2907,164
70%
$501 in 51429,40020,272
69%
$201 in 63241,920166,859
69%
$101 in 50302,400208,683
69%
$51 in 42362,880250,880
69%
$41 in 141,108,800769,638
69%
$21 in 101,512,0001,050,231
69%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$22,065,000
Current Prize Pool
$15,308,824
Payout Percentage
69.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
2,477,616

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
15,114,932
Estimated Remaining
10,480,316
% Remaining
69.3%
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 April 12, 4 $50,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 11. The most recent was on August 30.

159
15
13
12
11
April 12October 19
  • August 30, 20261 claimed · 11 left
  • August 12, 20261 claimed · 12 left
  • June 26, 20261 claimed · 13 left
  • June 17, 20261 claimed · 14 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for Massachusetts's $2 games (0.6% 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

44
VALUESCORE
Fair
44
out of 100
Expected Value
6/40
Prize Quality
18/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
525
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
4/10/2026
Payout %
73.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.23 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $50,000 Star Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $50,000 Star Cashword scores 44/100 (Fair) and is 5th of the 20 active $2 games in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $2 tickets are listed on the Massachusetts rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $50,000 Star Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $50,000 Star Cashword 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?
The top prize for $50,000 Star Cashword is $50,000. As of our latest update, 11 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $2 ticket in Massachusetts

All 20 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$100,000 DOUBLE DEUCES511 in 4.6072.9%$100K · 50.8%
Jolly Peng-Win Cashword511 in 4.3972.9%$50K · 3-
WIN IT ALL BONUS501 in 4.5973.1%$100K · 30.6%
$100,000 DOUBLE PLAY451 in 5.9072.9%$100K · 32.1%
$50,000 Star Cashword (this game)441 in 4.2373.0%$50K · 111.2%
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%
20X391 in 4.4772.9%$100K · 31.4%
$100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY311 in 6.0172.9%$100K · 30.4%

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.