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Decent valueActive$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.81 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#20 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#20 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.2%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 76.2%. 3 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 31% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.2%
expected return
1 in 4.2
odds of any win
3 of 4
$500K top prizes left
31%
claimed · 4.7M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,507,591 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$10 – $300, an actual profit
14 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 15,660 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.81 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.65 · 73.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.16 · 3.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
2,507,504 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
31% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
15.1M
tickets printed
4.7M
tickets claimed · 31%
10.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
69%
75% of top prizes remain with only 69% 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
#20 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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