Jungle Cashword — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #0659
Jungle Cashword (#0659) is a $5 Michigan scratch-off launched on September 2, 2025. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #98 of 106 active games on current payout (60.8%, $3.04 expected back per ticket) and #28 of 29 $5 games, #83 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.41) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,164,791). Since launch the payout has fallen 9.4 points (70.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 16.2% (1 in 3.70 at launch). 3 of 3 top prizes of $300,000 remain, and we estimate 3,494,373 tickets are still unsold (65.7% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Jungle 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, 791,555 of 2,749,839 prizes (28.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | 1 in 3,391,468 | 1 in 1,164,791 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,017,440 | 1 in 1,747,186 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 149,624 | 1 in 166,399 | 68 | 47 | 21 | 30.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,193 | 1 in 1,539 | 8,527 | 6,257 | 2,270 | 26.6% |
| $75 | 1 in 853.6 | 1 in 1,113 | 11,919 | 8,779 | 3,140 | 26.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 112.2 | 1 in 144.2 | 90,708 | 66,476 | 24,232 | 26.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 109.0 | 1 in 139.1 | 93,329 | 68,211 | 25,118 | 26.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 25.2 | 509,055 | 370,539 | 138,516 | 27.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 9.99 | 1 in 11.9 | 1,018,110 | 725,148 | 292,962 | 28.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.99 | 1 in 11.4 | 1,018,110 | 712,819 | 305,291 | 30.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.70 | 1 in 4.41 | 2,749,839 | 1,958,284 | 791,555 | 28.8% |
How Jungle Cashword has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 16, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
- September 26, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 65 remain.
- September 13, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 66 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 67 remain.
Jungle Cashword: common questions
- How many $300,000 prizes are left in Jungle Cashword?
- 3 of 3 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,164,791.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Jungle Cashword?
- 1 in 4.41 today, compared with 1 in 3.70 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.41, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.19.
- Is Jungle Cashword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.8% ($3.04 back per $5 ticket), rank #98 of 106 in Michigan. The best $5 alternative today is Safe Cracker Cashword (#0669, $5) at 84.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Jungle Cashword tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,494,373 of roughly 10,174,404 printed tickets are unsold (65.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Jungle Cashword launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 2, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Michigan scratch-offs
- Safe Cracker Cashword — 84.8% payout, 1 in 2.57 any prize
- Make It Rein — 74.3% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
- Lucky Stars — 73.9% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize
- Win Big — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
- Stampede Payout — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize