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Poor valueActiveSpecial Edition Cashword · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Special Edition Cashword: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.41 on average.
▼ -21.0 pts vs launch#17 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
▼ -21.0 pts vs launch#17 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Special Edition Cashword is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 48.2%, down 21.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.2%. 0 of the original 6 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 96% of the 10.0M printed tickets have been sold.
48.2%
expected return
1 in 4.11
odds of any win
0 of 6
$300K top prizes left
96%
claimed · 9.6M of 10M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 124,249 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,469 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.41 · 48.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $300K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
124,248 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
96% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
10M
tickets printed
9.6M
tickets claimed · 96%
402k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
4%
0% of top prizes remain with 4% 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
#17 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM.
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