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$200,000 ELF CASHWORD — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #517

Data captured · launched October 14, 2025

$200,000 ELF CASHWORD (#517) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on October 14, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #78 of 129 active games on current payout (75.4%, $3.77 expected back per ticket) and #27 of 33 $5 games, #44 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.80) and #119 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.1 points (76.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 9.5% (1 in 4.17 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 362,936 tickets are still unsold (88.0% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
75.4%
76.5% at launch
Expected value
$3.77
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.80
1 in 4.17 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.80
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 10.0
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 362,936
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
0 of 3
$200,000 each
Tickets remaining
12.0%
≈ 362,936 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $200,000 ELF CASHWORD, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Massachusetts game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 95,400 of 726,019 prizes (13.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$200,000 1 in 1,008,000 all claimed 3 3 0 0.0%
$5,000 1 in 756,000 1 in 362,936 4 3 1 25.0%
$500 1 in 72,000 1 in 90,734 42 38 4 9.5%
$200 1 in 14,400 1 in 15,780 210 187 23 11.0%
$100 1 in 83.3 1 in 81.7 36,288 31,843 4,445 12.2%
$50 1 in 125.0 1 in 129.9 24,192 21,397 2,795 11.6%
$40 1 in 187.5 1 in 187.9 16,128 14,196 1,932 12.0%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 146.1 20,160 17,676 2,484 12.3%
$20 1 in 39.5 1 in 39.5 76,608 67,416 9,192 12.0%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 23.6 120,960 105,549 15,411 12.7%
$5 1 in 7.01 1 in 6.14 431,424 372,311 59,113 13.7%
All prizes1 in 4.171 in 3.80 726,019630,619 95,40013.1%

How $200,000 ELF CASHWORD has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $200,000 ELF CASHWORD. 48 daily readings.

$200,000 ELF CASHWORD: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in $200,000 ELF CASHWORD?
0 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
What are the odds of winning anything on $200,000 ELF CASHWORD?
1 in 3.80 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.17 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.80, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 10.0.
Is $200,000 ELF CASHWORD worth buying?
Its current payout is 75.4% ($3.77 back per $5 ticket), rank #78 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is EMERALD MINE 50X (#467, $5) at 81.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $200,000 ELF CASHWORD tickets are left?
We estimate 362,936 of roughly 3,024,282 printed tickets are unsold (88.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $200,000 ELF CASHWORD launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on October 14, 2025. It is still on sale.

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