$2,000,000 CASHWORD — $20 New York Scratch-Off #1609
$2,000,000 CASHWORD (#1609) is a $20 New York scratch-off launched on May 7, 2024. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #16 of 109 active games on current payout (75.1%, $15.02 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 14 $20 games, #10 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.92) and #88 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 8.3 points (66.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 30.9% (1 in 3.82 at launch). 0 of 4 top prizes of $2,000,000 ($100K Annual Installments) remain, and we estimate 816,114 tickets are still unsold (95.5% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best New York scratch-offs to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 3.82 to 1 in 2.92, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.73 million and 1.26 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $2,000,000 CASHWORD, 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 New York game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 279,691 of 4,784,874 prizes (5.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100K Annual Installments | 1 in 4,571,313 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 304,754 | 1 in 408,057 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 3.3% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 19,746 | 1 in 22,057 | 926 | 889 | 37 | 4.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 7,999 | 1 in 5,914 | 2,286 | 2,148 | 138 | 6.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 299.9 | 1 in 328.4 | 60,968 | 58,483 | 2,485 | 4.1% |
| $200 | 1 in 120.1 | 1 in 104.7 | 152,273 | 144,476 | 7,797 | 5.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 70.6 | 243,854 | 232,302 | 11,552 | 4.7% |
| $60 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 67.5 | 228,648 | 216,558 | 12,090 | 5.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 26.4 | 731,410 | 700,553 | 30,857 | 4.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 15.6 | 1 in 13.0 | 1,170,262 | 1,107,358 | 62,904 | 5.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 5.38 | 2,194,183 | 2,042,354 | 151,829 | 6.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.82 | 1 in 2.92 | 4,784,874 | 4,505,183 | 279,691 | 5.8% |
How $2,000,000 CASHWORD has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 19, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 138 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
- September 28, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 313 remain.
- September 28, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 828 remain.
- September 27, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 314 remain.
- September 27, 2025: 3 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 829 remain.
- September 26, 2025: 3 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 315 remain.
- September 26, 2025: 5 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 832 remain.
- September 25, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 318 remain.
- September 25, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 837 remain.
- September 24, 2025: 4 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 319 remain.
- September 24, 2025: 4 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 838 remain.
$2,000,000 CASHWORD: common questions
- How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in $2,000,000 CASHWORD?
- 0 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $2,000,000 CASHWORD?
- 1 in 2.92 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.82 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.92, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.38.
- Is $2,000,000 CASHWORD worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.1% ($15.02 back per $20 ticket), rank #16 of 109 in New York. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is BONUS 100X (#1643, $20) at 75.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $2,000,000 CASHWORD tickets are left?
- We estimate 816,114 of roughly 18,277,544 printed tickets are unsold (95.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $2,000,000 CASHWORD launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 7, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $20 New York scratch-offs
- BONUS 100X — 75.2% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE — 75.0% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE — 73.7% payout, 1 in 3.78 any prize
- WIN EITHER $100 OR $200! — 73.7% payout, 1 in 7.80 any prize
- MILLIONAIRE RICHES — 73.3% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize