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Poor valueActiveCash Explosion Cashword · $2 · Ohio Lottery
Cash Explosion Cashword: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $0.88 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#15 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#15 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Cash Explosion Cashword is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 44.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 44.0%. 14 of the original 14 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
44.0%
expected return
1 in 4.22
odds of any win
14 of 14
$20K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,161,755 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
21 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 49,180 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.88 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins - – $500
$0.84 · 42.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.04 · 1.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
- – $500 wins
2,161,706 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
6M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% 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 $2 OH peers
#15 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM.
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