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Strong valueActive$10,000,000 CASHWORD · $30 · Massachusetts Lottery
$10,000,000 CASHWORD: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $25.21 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $30 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $30 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$10,000,000 CASHWORD is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 84.0%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 83.1%. 3 of the original 3 $10,000,000 ($500K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 15% of the 16.1M printed tickets have been sold.
84.0%
expected return
1 in 3.0
odds of any win
3 of 3
$10M jackpots left
15%
claimed · 2.5M of 16.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,592,882 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $30
$50 – $400, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 447 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $25.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $750
$21.34 · 71.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.24 · 4.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.63 · 8.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.3%
Just 9 tickets out of 13.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $750 wins
4,587,063 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
15% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
16.1M
tickets printed
2.5M
tickets claimed · 15%
13.7M
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
85%
100% of top prizes remain with only 85% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Massachusetts Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 MA peers
#4 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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