How many $50,000 prizes are left in POWER PLAY® CASHWORD?

4 of 30 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 265,336.

What are the odds of winning anything on POWER PLAY® CASHWORD?

1 in 7.56 today, compared with 1 in 4.24 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.56, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 15.4.

Is POWER PLAY® CASHWORD worth buying?

Its current payout is 47.5% ($0.95 back per $2 ticket), rank #129 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many POWER PLAY® CASHWORD tickets are left?

We estimate 1,061,344 of roughly 30,240,000 printed tickets are unsold (96.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did POWER PLAY® CASHWORD launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on January 9, 2023. It is still on sale.

POWER PLAY® CASHWORD — $2 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #383

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

POWER PLAY® CASHWORD Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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POWER PLAY® CASHWORD (#383) is a $2 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on January 9, 2023. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #129 of 132 active games on current payout (47.5%, $0.95 expected back per ticket) and #25 of 26 $2 games, #118 on any-prize odds (1 in 7.56) and #22 on top-prize odds (1 in 265,336). Since launch the payout has fallen 25.4 points (73.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 78.6% (1 in 4.24 at launch). 4 of 30 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 1,061,344 tickets are still unsold (96.5% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

47.5%

73.0% at launch

Expected value

$0.95

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 7.56

1 in 4.24 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 7.56

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 15.4

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 7,320

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

4 of 30

$50,000 each

Tickets remaining

3.5%

≈ 1,061,344 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in POWER PLAY® CASHWORD, 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, 140,298 of 7,140,030 prizes (2.0%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$50,000	1 in 1,008,000	1 in 265,336	30	26	4	13.3%
$1,000	1 in 18,000	1 in 7,527	1,680	1,539	141	8.4%
$200	1 in 3,600	1 in 6,100	8,400	8,226	174	2.1%
$100	1 in 720.0	1 in 1,620	42,000	41,345	655	1.6%
$25	1 in 947.4	1 in 1,912	31,920	31,365	555	1.7%
$20	1 in 62.5	1 in 189.9	483,840	478,252	5,588	1.2%
$10	1 in 50.0	1 in 145.3	604,800	597,498	7,302	1.2%
$5	1 in 41.7	1 in 119.6	725,760	716,888	8,872	1.2%
$4	1 in 13.6	1 in 23.3	2,217,600	2,172,124	45,476	2.1%
$2	1 in 10.0	1 in 14.8	3,024,000	2,952,469	71,531	2.4%
All prizes	1 in 4.24	1 in 7.56	7,140,030	6,999,732	140,298	2.0%

How POWER PLAY® CASHWORD has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking POWER PLAY® CASHWORD. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 326 remain.
September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 327 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 328 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 329 remain.
September 23, 2025: 6 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 330 remain.
September 19, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 336 remain.
September 18, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 338 remain.
September 17, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 340 remain.
September 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 343 remain.
September 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 344 remain.
September 12, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 345 remain.
September 11, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 348 remain.

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

POWER PLAY® CASHWORD: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in POWER PLAY® CASHWORD?: 4 of 30 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 265,336.
What are the odds of winning anything on POWER PLAY® CASHWORD?: 1 in 7.56 today, compared with 1 in 4.24 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.56, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 15.4.
Is POWER PLAY® CASHWORD worth buying?: Its current payout is 47.5% ($0.95 back per $2 ticket), rank #129 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many POWER PLAY® CASHWORD tickets are left?: We estimate 1,061,344 of roughly 30,240,000 printed tickets are unsold (96.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did POWER PLAY® CASHWORD launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on January 9, 2023. It is still on sale.

Other $2 Massachusetts scratch tickets

$100 STACKED — 76.1% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize
20X — 75.1% payout, 1 in 4.28 any prize
$50,000 Star Cashword — 73.0% payout, 1 in 4.22 any prize
$100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY — 72.8% payout, 1 in 5.97 any prize
$100,000 DOUBLE DEUCES — 72.8% payout, 1 in 4.60 any prize

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