Cashword Connect — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #252
Cashword Connect (#252) is a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on June 2, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #34 of 71 active games on current payout (70.4%, $3.52 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 21 $5 games, #31 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.92) and #24 on top-prize odds (1 in 347,480). Since launch the payout has risen 1.5 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.4% (1 in 4.05 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $75,000 remain, and we estimate 694,961 tickets are still unsold (38.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cashword Connect, 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, 177,348 of 279,787 prizes (63.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 1 in 377,712 | 1 in 347,480 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 283,284 | 1 in 347,480 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 7,869 | 1 in 7,897 | 144 | 56 | 88 | 61.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 303.1 | 1 in 301.1 | 3,738 | 1,430 | 2,308 | 61.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 100.3 | 1 in 100.0 | 11,298 | 4,349 | 6,949 | 61.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 19.8 | 56,700 | 21,535 | 35,165 | 62.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 11.7 | 94,500 | 35,192 | 59,308 | 62.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.99 | 1 in 9.45 | 113,400 | 39,874 | 73,526 | 64.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.05 | 1 in 3.92 | 279,787 | 102,439 | 177,348 | 63.4% |
How Cashword Connect has moved
Cashword Connect: common questions
- How many $75,000 prizes are left in Cashword Connect?
- 2 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 347,480.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cashword Connect?
- 1 in 3.92 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.05 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.92, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.69.
- Is Cashword Connect worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.4% ($3.52 back per $5 ticket), rank #34 of 71 in Mississippi. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Money Bags (#241, $5) at 74.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cashword Connect tickets are left?
- We estimate 694,961 of roughly 1,133,137 printed tickets are unsold (38.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cashword Connect launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 2, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Mississippi scratch-offs
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- Break the Bank — 121.0% payout, 1 in 1.70 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 105.5% payout, 1 in 2.09 any prize
- Blazing Hot Bucks — 105.0% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- 10X — 99.3% payout, 1 in 2.10 any prize