Major Cashword — $20 Michigan Scratch-Off #0606
Major Cashword (#0606) was a $20 Michigan scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 78.6% payout ($15.71 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.07 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 0.7 points (77.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.8% (1 in 3.28 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 88.7% of its tickets had sold. Major Cashword is no longer on sale in Michigan; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.
Current payout
78.6%
77.9% at launch
Expected value
$15.71
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.07
1 in 3.28 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.07
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.69
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 5,736
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
0 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
11.3%
≈ 636,694 tickets
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Major 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, 207,235 of 1,714,591 prizes (12.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,874,618 | all claimed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 151,996 | 1 in 106,116 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 16.2% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 7,371 | 1 in 6,064 | 763 | 658 | 105 | 13.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,501 | 1 in 1,406 | 3,748 | 3,295 | 453 | 12.1% |
| $200 | 1 in 100.2 | 1 in 98.5 | 56,106 | 49,645 | 6,461 | 11.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 19.8 | 280,887 | 248,777 | 32,110 | 11.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 36.0 | 1 in 35.5 | 156,308 | 138,370 | 17,938 | 11.5% |
| $40 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.1 | 374,693 | 329,439 | 45,254 | 12.1% |
| $30 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 19.0 | 280,796 | 247,333 | 33,463 | 11.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 8.91 | 561,250 | 489,805 | 71,445 | 12.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.28 | 1 in 3.07 | 1,714,591 | 1,507,356 | 207,235 | 12.1% |
How Major Cashword has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 105 remain.
- September 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 106 remain.
- September 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 107 remain.
- September 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 108 remain.
- August 28, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 109 remain.
- August 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 110 remain.
- August 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 111 remain.
- August 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 112 remain.
- August 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 113 remain.
- August 15, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 114 remain.
- August 14, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
- August 14, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 116 remain.
Major Cashword: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Major 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 Major Cashword?
- 1 in 3.07 today, compared with 1 in 3.28 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.07, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 4.69.
- Is Major Cashword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 78.6% ($15.71 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 106 in Michigan. The best $20 alternative today is King Cashword (#0715, $20) at 81.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Major Cashword tickets are left?
- We estimate 636,694 of roughly 5,623,725 printed tickets are unsold (88.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Major Cashword launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 22, 2025. It has ended.
Other $20 Michigan scratch-offs
- King Cashword — 81.0% payout, 1 in 3.00 any prize
- Diamonds & Gold — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.53 any prize
- Triple Diamond Payout — 78.6% payout, 1 in 3.74 any prize
- $2,000,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier — 78.1% payout, 1 in 3.74 any prize
- $2 Million Royale — 77.9% payout, 1 in 3.65 any prize