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$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #356

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched January 30, 2023

$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 (#356) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on January 30, 2023. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #131 of 132 active games on current payout (37.5%, $1.88 expected back per ticket) and #35 of 35 $5 games, #127 on any-prize odds (1 in 9.21) and #33 on top-prize odds (1 in 660,114). Since launch the payout has fallen 38.6 points (76.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 121.5% (1 in 4.16 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 660,114 tickets are still unsold (95.7% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
37.5%
76.2% at launch
Expected value
$1.88
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 9.21
1 in 4.16 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 9.21
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 42.7
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 60,010
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 4
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
4.3%
≈ 660,114 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 71,710 of 3,635,119 prizes (2.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 3,780,000 1 in 660,114 4 3 1 25.0%
$10,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 330,057 15 13 2 13.3%
$1,000 1 in 144,000 1 in 82,514 105 97 8 7.6%
$500 1 in 18,000 1 in 94,302 840 833 7 0.8%
$300 1 in 13,091 1 in 31,434 1,155 1,134 21 1.8%
$150 1 in 3,600 1 in 9,168 4,200 4,128 72 1.7%
$100 1 in 83.3 1 in 452.1 181,440 179,980 1,460 0.8%
$60 1 in 750.0 1 in 1,375 20,160 19,680 480 2.4%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 959.5 100,800 100,112 688 0.7%
$40 1 in 250.0 1 in 921.9 60,480 59,764 716 1.2%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 649.7 100,800 99,784 1,016 1.0%
$20 1 in 39.5 1 in 183.1 383,040 379,435 3,605 0.9%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 89.4 604,800 597,418 7,382 1.2%
$5 1 in 6.94 1 in 11.7 2,177,280 2,121,028 56,252 2.6%
All prizes1 in 4.161 in 9.21 3,635,1193,563,409 71,7102.0%

How $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023?
1 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 660,114.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023?
1 in 9.21 today, compared with 1 in 4.16 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 9.21, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 42.7.
Is $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 worth buying?
Its current payout is 37.5% ($1.88 back per $5 ticket), rank #131 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative today is $1,000,000 Monopoly Doubler (#430, $5) at 89.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 tickets are left?
We estimate 660,114 of roughly 15,110,323 printed tickets are unsold (95.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 2023 launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on January 30, 2023. It is still on sale.

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