Bits & Odds

CA$H Explosion — $20 Mississippi Scratch-Off #260

Data captured · launched August 4, 2026

CA$H Explosion (#260) is a $20 Mississippi scratch-off launched on August 4, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #22 of 71 active games on current payout (75.0%, $15.01 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 7 $20 games, #25 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.61) and #19 on top-prize odds (1 in 293,019). Since launch the payout has risen 1.6 points (73.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.1% (1 in 3.57 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 586,039 tickets are still unsold (31.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
75.0%
73.5% at launch
Expected value
$15.01
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.61
1 in 3.57 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.61
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.63
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 15,422
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 2
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
68.5%
≈ 586,039 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in CA$H Explosion, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Mississippi game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 162,317 of 239,589 prizes (67.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 427,666 1 in 293,019 2 0 2 100.0%
$50,000 1 in 213,833 1 in 293,019 4 2 2 50.0%
$10,000 1 in 171,067 1 in 146,510 5 1 4 80.0%
$5,000 1 in 142,555 1 in 195,346 6 3 3 50.0%
$1,000 1 in 21,383 1 in 21,705 40 13 27 67.5%
$500 1 in 472.8 1 in 476.5 1,809 579 1,230 68.0%
$200 1 in 429.0 1 in 436.0 1,994 650 1,344 67.4%
$100 1 in 29.6 1 in 30.1 28,870 9,376 19,494 67.5%
$50 1 in 17.1 1 in 17.3 50,000 16,145 33,855 67.7%
$40 1 in 12.0 1 in 12.2 71,268 23,206 48,062 67.4%
$20 1 in 9.99 1 in 10.1 85,591 27,297 58,294 68.1%
All prizes1 in 3.571 in 3.61 239,58977,272 162,31767.7%

How CA$H Explosion has moved

72% 75% 77% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking CA$H Explosion. 44 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.

CA$H Explosion: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in CA$H Explosion?
2 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 293,019.
What are the odds of winning anything on CA$H Explosion?
1 in 3.61 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.57 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.61, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.63.
Is CA$H Explosion worth buying?
Its current payout is 75.0% ($15.01 back per $20 ticket), rank #22 of 71 in Mississippi. The best $20 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is $500,000 Extreme Cash (#210, $20) at 73.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many CA$H Explosion tickets are left?
We estimate 586,039 of roughly 855,333 printed tickets are unsold (31.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did CA$H Explosion launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on August 4, 2026. It is still on sale.

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