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NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORDMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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21
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2MassachusettsGame #464GREEN
At a glance

NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD costs $2 a ticket from the Massachusetts Lottery. By our estimate the $50,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 311,953 per ticket, down from 1 in 1,343,789. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 8% of prizes remain.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.39
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
8%
ValueScore™
21 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #89 of the 100 active games we track in Massachusetts.
Why
↓Expected value lands near the pack at $0.73 per $1 spent.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.3M at launch, about 1 in 312K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 23% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.39), lower than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$50,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.3M
now ~1 in 312K
$2,000
2 of 16 left
launch odds 1 in 252K
now ~1 in 156K
$400
5 of 56 left
launch odds 1 in 72K
now ~1 in 62K
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 1,344,00031
33%
$2,0001 in 252,000162
13%
$4001 in 72,000565
9%
$1001 in 9354,312251
6%
$301 in 15026,8801,896
7%
$201 in 7553,7603,155
6%
$101 in 5080,6404,899
6%
$51 in 12349,44024,417
7%
$21 in 10403,20036,434
9%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,877,200
Current Prize Pool
$445,023
Payout Percentage
7.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
71,060

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,031,368
Estimated Remaining
311,953
% Remaining
7.7%
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 $50,000 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 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

21
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
21
out of 100
Expected Value
8/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
464
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
10/15/2024
Payout %
72.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.39 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD scores 21/100 (Below Average) and is 15th of the 20 active $2 games in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD are 1 in 4.39. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD?
The top prize for NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD is $50,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD?
Based on our latest data, 8% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 71,060 out of 918,307 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $2 ticket in Massachusetts

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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%
NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD (this game)211 in 4.3972.9%$50K · 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.