How many $10,000 prizes are left in CASHWORD?

6 of 24 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,696,838.

What are the odds of winning anything on CASHWORD?

1 in 4.61 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 5.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.61, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.25.

Is CASHWORD worth buying?

Its current payout is 64.4% ($1.29 back per $2 ticket), rank #75 of 109 in New York. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is XTREME BUCKS (#1597, $2) at 66.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many CASHWORD tickets are left?

We estimate 10,181,028 of roughly 40,936,608 printed tickets are unsold (75.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did CASHWORD launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on March 28, 2025. It is still on sale.

CASHWORD — $2 New York Scratch-Off #1649

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:11 UTC · launched March 28, 2025

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CASHWORD (#1649) is a $2 New York scratch-off launched on March 28, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #75 of 109 active games on current payout (64.4%, $1.29 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 17 $2 games, #83 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.61) and #45 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,696,838). Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (64.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 9.1% (1 in 5.02 at launch). 6 of 24 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 10,181,028 tickets are still unsold (75.1% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

64.4%

64.3% at launch

Expected value

$1.29

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.61

1 in 5.02 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.61

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.25

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 207,776

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

6 of 24

$10,000 each

Tickets remaining

24.9%

≈ 10,181,028 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 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, 2,210,162 of 8,149,165 prizes (27.1%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$10,000	1 in 1,705,302	1 in 1,696,838	24	18	6	25.0%
$1,000	1 in 233,870	1 in 236,768	175	132	43	24.6%
$100	1 in 9,187	1 in 10,001	4,455	3,437	1,018	22.9%
$50	1 in 250.0	1 in 269.0	163,709	125,866	37,843	23.1%
$25	1 in 125.0	1 in 133.1	327,418	250,937	76,481	23.4%
$10	1 in 31.3	1 in 32.5	1,309,663	996,802	312,861	23.9%
$5	1 in 12.8	1 in 12.6	3,192,327	2,386,650	805,677	25.2%
$2	1 in 13.0	1 in 10.4	3,151,394	2,175,161	976,233	31.0%
All prizes	1 in 5.02	1 in 4.61	8,149,165	5,939,003	2,210,162	27.1%

How CASHWORD has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking CASHWORD. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 20, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 43 remain.
October 18, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 45 remain.
October 4, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
October 3, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 47 remain.
September 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 48 remain.
September 20, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 49 remain.
September 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 50 remain.
September 28, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 137 remain.
September 21, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 138 remain.
September 19, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 139 remain.
September 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 141 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

CASHWORD: common questions

How many $10,000 prizes are left in CASHWORD?: 6 of 24 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,696,838.
What are the odds of winning anything on CASHWORD?: 1 in 4.61 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 5.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.61, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.25.
Is CASHWORD worth buying?: Its current payout is 64.4% ($1.29 back per $2 ticket), rank #75 of 109 in New York. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is XTREME BUCKS (#1597, $2) at 66.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many CASHWORD tickets are left?: We estimate 10,181,028 of roughly 40,936,608 printed tickets are unsold (75.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did CASHWORD launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on March 28, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $2 New York scratch-offs

CASHWORD DOUBLER — 93.5% payout, 1 in 2.00 any prize
CASHWORD DOUBLER — 89.5% payout, 1 in 2.04 any prize
BONUS 10X — 73.6% payout, 1 in 3.83 any prize
XTREME BUCKS — 66.5% payout, 1 in 4.05 any prize
CASH DROP — 65.9% payout, 1 in 4.29 any prize

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