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Ranked 54th of 76 Tickets in Ohio

$500,000 Cashword (Game #1053)Ohio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$10OhioGame #1053GREEN
At a glance

$500,000 Cashword (Game #1053) costs $10 a ticket from the Ohio Lottery. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 7% of prizes remain. With a ValueScore of 34/100 (Below Avg), it is 20th of the 21 active $10 games in Ohio.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.69
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
7%
ValueScore™
34 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 20th of the 21 active $10 games in Ohio, so most $10 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • At $0.73 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • At 1 in 3.69 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500,000
0 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
All claimed
$10,000
6 of 60 left
launch odds 1 in 68K
now ~1 in 48K
$1,000
83 of 1,535 left
launch odds 1 in 2,666
now ~1 in 3,467
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

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$500,00040Claimed
$10,000606
10%
$1,0001,53583
5%
$5002,045107
5%
$20010,260611
6%
$10030,7831,872
6%
$5081,8764,694
6%
$3081,8765,242
6%
$20409,39231,581
8%
$10491,23233,797
7%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$29,938,040
Current Prize Pool
$1,867,450
Payout Percentage
6.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
77,993

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,092,442
Estimated Remaining
287,794
% Remaining
7.0%
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 last $500,000 top prize was reported claimed on June 11. 2 were left on March 6, when our records for it began.

20
2
0
March 6October 19
  • June 11, 20261 claimed · 0 left
  • June 6, 20261 claimed · 1 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 Ohio's $10 games (1.2% 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

34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
34
out of 100
Expected Value
19/40
Prize Quality
2/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1053
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
11/10/2025
Payout %
73.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.69 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $500,000 Cashword (Game #1053) scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. $500,000 Cashword (Game #1053) scores 34/100 (Below Average) and is 20th of the 21 active $10 games in Ohio. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $500,000 Cashword (Game #1053) scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500,000 Cashword (Game #1053) are 1 in 3.69. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $500,000 Cashword (Game #1053)?
The top prize for $500,000 Cashword (Game #1053) is $500,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in $500,000 Cashword (Game #1053)?
Based on our latest data, 7% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 77,993 out of 1,109,063 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $10 ticket in Ohio

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
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Casino Cash731 in 3.7272.9%$500K · 43.8%
Instant Jackpot681 in 3.8774.9%$500K · 21.5%
$1,000,000 Black Titanium641 in 3.5471.8%$1M · 32.7%
$500,000 Cashword631 in 3.6973.2%$500K · 23.2%
Cross Match Bingo631 in 3.4272.7%$500K · 31.1%
Money, Money, Money601 in 3.8873.3%$500K · 41.0%
Set For Life (Game #1072)551 in 3.6373.4%$2.4M · 11.0%
$500,000 Cashword (Game #1053) (this game)341 in 3.6973.2%$500K · 00.0%

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.