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Ranked 28th of 76 Tickets in Ohio

Special Edition CashwordOhio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Ohio Lottery
59
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5OhioGame #1086GREEN
At a glance

Special Edition Cashword costs $5 a ticket from the Ohio Lottery. Nearly all of its prizes, 100%, are still unclaimed. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 156,087 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.11
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$300,000
Top Prizes Left
6
Prizes Remaining
100%
ValueScore™
59 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 4th of the 14 active $5 games in Ohio.
Why
→Expected value of $0.69 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • A leaner 24% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.11), below most games.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$300,000
6 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 1.7M
now ~1 in 1.7M
$5,000
8 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 1.3M
$1,000
48 of 50 left
launch odds 1 in 206K
now ~1 in 214K
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
$300,00066
100%
$5,000108
80%
$1,0005048
96%
$5004,0873,993
98%
$10014,18414,006
99%
$5045,75344,805
98%
$4050,90849,795
98%
$3071,29270,024
98%
$25203,457200,715
99%
$20254,263250,293
98%
$10813,979813,796
100%
$51,048,5111,048,511
100%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$35,378,660
Current Prize Pool
$35,022,120
Payout Percentage
99.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
2,496,000

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
10,301,715
Estimated Remaining
10,258,560
% Remaining
99.6%
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 August 29, when our records for it began, one $300,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 6. The most recent was on September 13.

75
7
6
August 29October 19
  • September 13, 20261 claimed · 6 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for Ohio's $5 games (1.7% 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

59
VALUESCORE
Fair
59
out of 100
Expected Value
12/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1086
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
12/12/2025
Payout %
68.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.11 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Special Edition Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Special Edition Cashword scores 59/100 (Fair) and is 4th among the 14 $5 games Ohio sells. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Ohio rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Special Edition Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Special Edition Cashword are 1 in 4.11. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Special Edition Cashword?
The top prize for Special Edition Cashword is $300,000. As of our latest update, 6 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Special Edition Cashword?
Based on our latest data, 100% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 2,496,000 out of 2,506,500 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $5 ticket in Ohio

All 14 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Holiday Lucky Times 10721 in 3.5871.0%$100K · 6-
Bingo Times 25671 in 3.5270.3%$100K · 52.0%
Cash Explosion 25X641 in 3.7770.0%$150K · 81.5%
Special Edition Cashword (this game)591 in 4.1168.7%$300K · 62.4%
Bonus Cash Wheel511 in 4.1270.2%$150K · 31.4%
Lucky Streak481 in 3.9966.9%$100K · 44.8%
5 Times Lucky451 in 4.1669.9%$250K · 23.1%
Fun 5s351 in 3.9570.3%$150K · 11.9%
$25, $50 or $250341 in 8.2973.0%$250 · 552-
Aces And 8s321 in 3.9870.1%$150K · 11.5%

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.