What is the expected value of $2,000,000 Cashword?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of $2,000,000 Cashword is 78.9%, meaning the average ticket returns about $23.68 in prizes against its $30 cost.

Is $2,000,000 Cashword retired?

No, $2,000,000 Cashword is still active and being sold by the Ohio state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

$2,000,000 Cashword ($30) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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Active$2,000,000 Cashword · $30 · Ohio Lottery

▼ -3.4 pts vs launch#5 of 5 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM

$2,000,000 Cashword is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.9%, down 3.4 percentage points from the launch value of 82.3%. 1 of the original 4 $80K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.

78.9%

expected return

1 in 3.37

odds of any win

1 of 4

$2M jackpots left

64%

claimed · 2.5M of 4M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 466,511 winning tickets still unclaimed.

19 win more than $30

$50 – $400, an actual profit

13 win their money back

a $30 prize, so you break even

68 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,162 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $23.68 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $30 – $750

$21.84 · 72.8% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $100K

$0.56 · 1.9% of price

Jackpots $2M+

$1.27 · 4.2% of price

Realistic return, jackpots set aside

74.7%

Just 1 ticket out of 1.5M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.

Most of the value pays out as

$30 – $750 wins

466,373 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

64% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.

tickets printed

2.5M

tickets claimed · 64%

1.5M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

25%

Tickets left

36%

25% of top prizes remain with 36% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

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Rank vs $30 OH peers

#5 of 5

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Royal Riches

85.9%

$300,000,000 Extreme Cash

$2,000,000 Cashword

78.9%

Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM.

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$2,000,000 Cashword: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.68 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $23.68 comes from

64% of the print run claimed