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Strong valueActive$2,000,000 50X CASHWORD 2025 · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$2,000,000 50X CASHWORD 2025: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.45 on average.
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#11 of 23 · $10 MA games
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#11 of 23 · $10 MA games
$2,000,000 50X CASHWORD 2025 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 84.5%, up 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 83.0%. 2 of the original 5 $2,000,000 ($100K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 25.2M printed tickets have been sold.
84.5%
expected return
1 in 3.26
odds of any win
2 of 5
$2M jackpots left
61%
claimed · 15.4M of 25.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,994,417 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,065 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$7.09 · 70.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.44 · 4.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.92 · 9.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.3%
Just 7 tickets out of 9.8M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
2,991,317 winning tickets remain in this range: 84% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
25.2M
tickets printed
15.4M
tickets claimed · 61%
9.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
39%
40% of top prizes remain with only 39% 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 $10 MA peers
#11 of 23
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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