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Power Play™ Cashword — $2 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #524

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched December 29, 2025

Power Play™ Cashword (#524) is a $2 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on December 29, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #98 of 132 active games on current payout (71.5%, $1.43 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 26 $2 games, #81 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.36) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 834,393). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.5 points (73.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 3.0% (1 in 4.24 at launch). 12 of 15 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 10,012,716 tickets are still unsold (33.8% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
71.5%
73.0% at launch
Expected value
$1.43
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.36
1 in 4.24 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.36
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.58
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 17,000
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
12 of 15
$50,000 each
Tickets remaining
66.2%
≈ 10,012,716 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, 2,295,740 of 3,570,015 prizes (64.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$50,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 834,393 15 3 12 80.0%
$1,000 1 in 18,000 1 in 17,353 840 263 577 68.7%
$200 1 in 3,600 1 in 3,695 4,200 1,490 2,710 64.5%
$100 1 in 720.0 1 in 740.9 21,000 7,486 13,514 64.4%
$25 1 in 947.4 1 in 982.1 15,960 5,765 10,195 63.9%
$20 1 in 62.5 1 in 64.7 241,920 87,229 154,691 63.9%
$10 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.8 302,400 108,935 193,465 64.0%
$5 1 in 41.7 1 in 43.1 362,880 130,606 232,274 64.0%
$4 1 in 13.6 1 in 14.0 1,108,800 395,249 713,551 64.4%
$2 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.3 1,512,000 537,249 974,751 64.5%
All prizes1 in 4.241 in 4.36 3,570,0151,274,275 2,295,74064.3%

How Power Play™ Cashword has moved

70% 72% 73% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Power Play™ Cashword. 2 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.

Power Play™ Cashword: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in Power Play™ Cashword?
12 of 15 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 834,393.
What are the odds of winning anything on Power Play™ Cashword?
1 in 4.36 today, compared with 1 in 4.24 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.36, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.58.
Is Power Play™ Cashword worth buying?
Its current payout is 71.5% ($1.43 back per $2 ticket), rank #98 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 10,012,716 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (33.8% 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 December 29, 2025. It is still on sale.

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