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Average valueActive$200,000 ELF CASHWORD · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$200,000 ELF CASHWORD: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.44 on average.
▼ -7.6 pts vs launch#24 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -7.6 pts vs launch#24 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$200,000 ELF CASHWORD is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.8%, down 7.6 percentage points from the launch value of 76.4%. 0 of the original 3 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 87% of the 3.0M printed tickets have been sold.
68.8%
expected return
1 in 4.2
odds of any win
0 of 3
$200K top prizes left
87%
claimed · 2.6M of 3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 97,545 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 80,653 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.44 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.43 · 68.6% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $200K
$0.01 · 0.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
97,544 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
87% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
3M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 87%
403k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
13%
0% of top prizes remain with 13% 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 $5 MA peers
#24 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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