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Weak valueActiveMoney Cashword · $3 · Arkansas Lottery
Money Cashword: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.03 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 AR gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:19 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 AR gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:19 PM
Money Cashword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.7%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.7%. 3 of the original 3 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 12% of the 2.2M printed tickets have been sold.
67.7%
expected return
1 in 3.61
odds of any win
3 of 3
$75K top prizes left
12%
claimed · 255k of 2.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 539,137 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 13,610 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.03 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.91 · 63.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.12 · 4.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
539,119 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
12% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
2.2M
tickets printed
255k
tickets claimed · 12%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
88%
100% of top prizes remain with only 88% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arkansas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 AR peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:19 PM.
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