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Colossal Cashword — $30 Michigan Scratch-Off #0494

Final figures from September 9, 2026 · launched September 5, 2023 · ended

Colossal Cashword (#0494) was a $30 Michigan scratch-off launched on September 5, 2023. Its final figures, from September 9, 2026, were 80.1% payout ($24.02 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.92 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 1.6 points (78.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 17.6% (1 in 3.44 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $2,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 97.0% of its tickets had sold. Colossal Cashword is no longer on sale in Michigan; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026.

Current payout
80.1%
78.4% at launch
Expected value
$24.02
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 2.92
1 in 3.44 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 2.92
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.88
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 237.4
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
0 of 3
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
3.0%
≈ 150,041 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Colossal 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, 51,299 of 1,457,139 prizes (3.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 1,670,853 all claimed 3 3 0 0.0%
$10,000 1 in 217,937 1 in 150,041 23 22 1 4.3%
$5,000 1 in 28,643 1 in 30,008 175 170 5 2.9%
$600 1 in 239.3 1 in 239.7 20,944 20,318 626 3.0%
$200 1 in 36.9 1 in 39.3 135,962 132,149 3,813 2.8%
$100 1 in 18.9 1 in 19.1 265,449 257,585 7,864 3.0%
$60 1 in 17.8 1 in 14.2 281,913 271,327 10,586 3.8%
$50 1 in 20.0 1 in 19.1 250,815 242,973 7,842 3.1%
$30 1 in 9.99 1 in 7.30 501,855 481,293 20,562 4.1%
All prizes1 in 3.441 in 2.92 1,457,1391,405,840 51,2993.5%

How Colossal Cashword has moved

72% 79% 86% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Colossal Cashword. 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.

Colossal Cashword: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Colossal Cashword?
0 of 3 as of September 20, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
What are the odds of winning anything on Colossal Cashword?
1 in 2.92 today, compared with 1 in 3.44 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.92, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.88.
Is Colossal Cashword worth buying?
Its current payout is 80.1% ($24.02 back per $30 ticket), rank #— of 106 in Michigan. The best $30 alternative today is Diamond 7s (#0755, $30) at 79.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Colossal Cashword tickets are left?
We estimate 150,041 of roughly 5,012,558 printed tickets are unsold (97.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Colossal Cashword launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 5, 2023. It has ended.

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