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Average valueActive$500,000 Cashword · $10 · Ohio Lottery
$500,000 Cashword: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.31 on average.
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#10 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#10 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
$500,000 Cashword is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.1%, down 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 73.2%. 3 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 22% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
73.1%
expected return
1 in 3.69
odds of any win
3 of 4
$500K top prizes left
22%
claimed · 870k of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 866,114 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,086 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.30 · 63.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$1.01 · 10.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
864,845 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
22% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
4M
tickets printed
870k
tickets claimed · 22%
3.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
78%
75% of top prizes remain with 78% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Ohio Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 OH peers
#10 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM.
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