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Ranked 25th of 76 Tickets in Ohio

$2,000,000 CashwordOhio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Ohio Lottery
62
VALUESCORE
Good
$30OhioGame #1051GREEN
At a glance

The Ohio Lottery sells $2,000,000 Cashword as a $30 ticket. At a ValueScore of 62/100 (Good), it is 4th of the 4 active $30 games in Ohio. The $2,000,000 top prize is an annuity: $80,000 a year for 25 years.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.37
Exp. Value
$0.80
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000,000
$80,000 a year for 25 years
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
21%
ValueScore™
62 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.80
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked 25th out of 76 Ohio scratch-offs, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑At $0.80 returned per $1 spent, this game pays back more than the typical scratch-off.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.0M at launch, about 1 in 859K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $2,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 30% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.37), ahead of most games.
  • Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000,000
$80,000 a year for 25 years
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 859K
$100,000
3 of 14 left
launch odds 1 in 294K
now ~1 in 286K
$50,000
3 of 14 left
launch odds 1 in 294K
now ~1 in 286K
$5,000
13 of 40 left
launch odds 1 in 103K
now ~1 in 66K
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
$2,000,000
($80,000 a year for 25 years)
41
25%
$100,000143
21%
$50,000143
21%
$10,000184
22%
$5,0004013
33%
$1,00028058
21%
$750827182
22%
$5002,097436
21%
$4005,1281,064
21%
$30014,4362,922
20%
$25041,0968,189
20%
$20047,4089,407
20%
$15082,13016,344
20%
$10090,53118,144
20%
$80156,18331,338
20%
$50287,59858,199
20%
$30493,266108,636
22%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$101,611,470
Current Prize Pool
$21,140,420
Payout Percentage
20.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
254,943

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,115,006
Estimated Remaining
859,158
% Remaining
20.9%
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 June 27, when our records for it began, one $2,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 2.

20
2
1
June 27October 19
  • August 2, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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

62
VALUESCORE
Good
62
out of 100
Expected Value
36/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1051
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
10/1/2025
Payout %
79.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.37 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $2,000,000 Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $2,000,000 Cashword scores 62/100 (Good) and is 4th of the 4 active $30 games in Ohio. It pays back about $0.80 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $2,000,000 Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $2,000,000 Cashword are 1 in 3.37. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $2,000,000 Cashword?
The top prize for $2,000,000 Cashword is $2,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $2,000,000 Cashword?
Based on our latest data, 21% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 254,943 out of 1,221,070 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $30 ticket in Ohio

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Merry Money Match941 in 3.2380.9%$2M · 2-
Wild Cash Tripler831 in 3.1382.8%$3M · 21.2%
Royal Riches661 in 3.9580.5%$2M · 40.5%
$2,000,000 Cashword (this game)621 in 3.3779.7%$2M · 11.7%

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.