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Ranked 33rd of 76 Tickets in Ohio

Cash Explosion CashwordOhio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Ohio Lottery
51
VALUESCORE
Fair
$2OhioGame #1054GREEN
At a glance

Cash Explosion Cashword is a $2 ticket from the Ohio Lottery. Nearly all of its prizes, 92%, are still unclaimed. At launch, about 1 in 123,634 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.22
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
12
Prizes Remaining
92%
ValueScore™
51 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
→
AVERAGE
A typical $2 ticket, ranked #33 of the 76 active games we track in Ohio.
Why
→Expected value of $0.66 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 24% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.22), lower than most games.
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
12 of 14 left
launch odds 1 in 433K
now ~1 in 467K
$2,000
8 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 606K
now ~1 in 700K
$1,000
20 of 25 left
launch odds 1 in 242K
now ~1 in 280K
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
$20,0001412
86%
$2,000108
80%
$1,0002520
80%
$5007358
79%
$200297251
85%
$100758663
87%
$503,0352,557
84%
$2539,45634,077
86%
$2060,51652,495
87%
$10121,032106,698
88%
$5181,548163,461
90%
$4484,101435,917
90%
$2544,698531,389
98%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$7,989,030
Current Prize Pool
$7,141,906
Payout Percentage
89.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,327,606

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,058,076
Estimated Remaining
5,602,497
% Remaining
92.5%
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 May 21, when our records for it began, 7 $20,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 12. The most recent was on October 16.

199
19
18
17
14
13
12
May 21October 19
  • October 16, 20261 claimed · 12 left
  • August 26, 20261 claimed · 13 left
  • August 2, 20261 claimed · 14 left
  • July 30, 20261 claimed · 15 left
  • July 25, 20261 claimed · 16 left
  • June 27, 20261 claimed · 17 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for Ohio's $2 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

51
VALUESCORE
Fair
51
out of 100
Expected Value
9/40
Prize Quality
21/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1054
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
10/1/2025
Payout %
65.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.22 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash Explosion Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Cash Explosion Cashword scores 51/100 (Fair) and is 2nd among the 14 $2 games Ohio sells. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $2 tickets are listed on the Ohio rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Cash Explosion Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash Explosion Cashword are 1 in 4.22. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash Explosion Cashword?
The top prize for Cash Explosion Cashword is $20,000. As of our latest update, 12 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash Explosion Cashword?
Based on our latest data, 92% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,327,606 out of 1,435,563 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $2 ticket in Ohio

All 14 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Sweet Riches691 in 3.8872.1%$10K · 6-
Cash Explosion Cashword (this game)511 in 4.2265.9%$20K · 122.3%
$5, $20 or $100471 in 5.2467.0%$100 · 4,4201.1%
$100 In A Flash461 in 4.6466.2%$10K · 74.1%
Lucky Gems Multiplier391 in 4.4066.0%$5K · 60.0%
Cash Explosion 10X371 in 4.1966.1%$10K · 91.2%
Magic 8 Ball351 in 4.6266.1%$10K · 42.6%
Triple 7s301 in 4.4066.0%$10K · 21.7%
Bingo Multiplier281 in 4.2967.0%$10K · 61.5%
Set For Life (Game #1070)271 in 4.6864.0%$730K · 10.9%

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.