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

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched May 5, 2025

$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS (#381) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 5, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #83 of 132 active games on current payout (75.1%, $3.75 expected back per ticket) and #29 of 35 $5 games, #75 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.23) and #79 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,221,374). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.1 points (76.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.9% (1 in 4.16 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 9,664,122 tickets are still unsold (36.1% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
75.1%
76.2% at launch
Expected value
$3.75
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 119,310
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 4
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
63.9%
≈ 9,664,122 tickets

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. Across all tiers, 2,282,164 of 3,635,119 prizes (62.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 3,780,000 1 in 3,221,374 4 1 3 75.0%
$10,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 966,412 15 5 10 66.7%
$1,000 1 in 144,000 1 in 142,119 105 37 68 64.8%
$500 1 in 18,000 1 in 18,408 840 315 525 62.5%
$300 1 in 13,091 1 in 13,385 1,155 433 722 62.5%
$150 1 in 3,600 1 in 3,659 4,200 1,559 2,641 62.9%
$100 1 in 83.3 1 in 85.4 181,440 68,224 113,216 62.4%
$60 1 in 750.0 1 in 761.7 20,160 7,473 12,687 62.9%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.7 100,800 37,920 62,880 62.4%
$40 1 in 250.0 1 in 255.7 60,480 22,682 37,798 62.5%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.5 100,800 37,859 62,941 62.4%
$20 1 in 39.5 1 in 40.4 383,040 144,060 238,980 62.4%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 25.6 604,800 226,679 378,121 62.5%
$5 1 in 6.94 1 in 7.05 2,177,280 805,708 1,371,572 63.0%
All prizes1 in 4.161 in 4.23 3,635,1191,352,955 2,282,16462.8%

How $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS 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. 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 September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,221,374.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS?
1 in 4.23 today, 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 75.1% ($3.75 back per $5 ticket), rank #83 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 tickets are left?
We estimate 9,664,122 of roughly 15,110,323 printed tickets are unsold (36.1% 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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