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Strong valueActive$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.14 on average.
▲ +6.6 pts vs launch#1 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +6.6 pts vs launch#1 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.8%, up 6.6 percentage points from the launch value of 76.2%. 1 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 98% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
82.8%
expected return
1 in 4.2
odds of any win
1 of 4
$500K top prizes left
98%
claimed · 14.8M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 73,747 winning tickets still unclaimed.
5 win more than $5
$10 – $300, an actual profit
19 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 16,927 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.42 · 48.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$1.72 · 34.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
73,736 winning tickets remain in this range: 58% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
98% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2023.
15.1M
tickets printed
14.8M
tickets claimed · 98%
305k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
2%
25% of top prizes remain with only 2% 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
#1 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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