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Average valueActiveSpecial Edition Cashword · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Special Edition Cashword: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.46 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $5 OH games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $5 OH games
Special Edition Cashword is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.2%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.2%. 6 of the original 6 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
69.2%
expected return
1 in 4.11
odds of any win
6 of 6
$300K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 10M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,475,205 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,408 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.46 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.27 · 65.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $300K
$0.19 · 3.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
2,475,139 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
10M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
10M
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 $5 OH peers
#4 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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