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Average valueActiveNAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD · $2 · Massachusetts Lottery
NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD: Average value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.42 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#14 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#14 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
NAUGHTY OR NICE CASHWORD is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 1 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
71.0%
expected return
1 in 4.4
odds of any win
1 of 3
$50K top prizes left
92%
claimed · 3.7M of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 72,826 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$5 – $400, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 106,779 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.42 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $400
$1.25 · 62.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $50K
$0.17 · 8.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $400 wins
72,823 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
4M
tickets printed
3.7M
tickets claimed · 92%
320k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
8%
33% of top prizes remain with only 8% 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 $2 MA peers
#14 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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