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Weak valueActiveMountains of Cashword · $5 · Idaho Lottery
Mountains of Cashword: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.37 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:21 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:21 AM
Mountains of Cashword is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.4%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.4%. 2 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
67.4%
expected return
1 in 3.31
odds of any win
2 of 2
$50K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 896k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 270,585 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 128,014 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $100
$3.25 · 65.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.12 · 2.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
270,578 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
896k
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
896k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Idaho Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 ID peers
#4 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 6:21 AM.
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