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$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #381

Data captured · launched May 5, 2025

$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS (#381) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 5, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #79 of 129 active games on current payout (75.2%, $3.76 expected back per ticket) and #28 of 33 $5 games, #71 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.23) and #77 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,082,781). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.0 points (76.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.8% (1 in 4.16 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 9,248,342 tickets are still unsold (38.8% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
75.2%
76.2% at launch
Expected value
$3.76
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.23
1 in 4.16 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.23
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 10.6
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 118,568
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 4
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
61.2%
≈ 9,248,342 tickets

Last top prize claimed: July 16, 2025, 466 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS, 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, 2,184,482 of 3,635,119 prizes (60.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 3,780,000 1 in 3,082,781 4 1 3 75.0%
$10,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 1,027,594 15 6 9 60.0%
$1,000 1 in 144,000 1 in 140,126 105 39 66 62.9%
$500 1 in 18,000 1 in 18,423 840 338 502 59.8%
$300 1 in 13,091 1 in 13,442 1,155 467 688 59.6%
$150 1 in 3,600 1 in 3,661 4,200 1,674 2,526 60.1%
$100 1 in 83.3 1 in 85.4 181,440 73,179 108,261 59.7%
$60 1 in 750.0 1 in 759.8 20,160 7,988 12,172 60.4%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.7 100,800 40,616 60,184 59.7%
$40 1 in 250.0 1 in 256.1 60,480 24,361 36,119 59.7%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.6 100,800 40,591 60,209 59.7%
$20 1 in 39.5 1 in 40.4 383,040 154,379 228,661 59.7%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 25.6 604,800 242,938 361,862 59.8%
$5 1 in 6.94 1 in 7.04 2,177,280 864,060 1,313,220 60.3%
All prizes1 in 4.161 in 4.23 3,635,1191,450,637 2,184,48260.1%

How $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS has moved

73% 76% 78% May 2025Aug 2025Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS. 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: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS?
3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,082,781.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS?
1 in 4.23 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.16 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.23, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 10.6.
Is $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS worth buying?
Its current payout is 75.2% ($3.76 back per $5 ticket), rank #79 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 $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS tickets are left?
We estimate 9,248,342 of roughly 15,110,323 printed tickets are unsold (38.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 5, 2025. It is still on sale.

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