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$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #381

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched May 5, 2025

$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS (#381) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 5, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #82 of 132 active games on current payout (75.0%, $3.75 expected back per ticket) and #29 of 35 $5 games, #75 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.24) and #79 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,212,729). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.1 points (76.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.9% (1 in 4.16 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 9,638,186 tickets are still unsold (36.3% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
75.0%
76.2% at launch
Expected value
$3.75
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.24
1 in 4.16 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.24
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 10.6
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 118,990
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 4
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
63.7%
≈ 9,638,186 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS, 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, 2,274,920 of 3,635,119 prizes (62.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 3,780,000 1 in 3,212,729 4 1 3 75.0%
$10,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 963,819 15 5 10 66.7%
$1,000 1 in 144,000 1 in 141,738 105 37 68 64.8%
$500 1 in 18,000 1 in 18,464 840 318 522 62.1%
$300 1 in 13,091 1 in 13,386 1,155 435 720 62.3%
$150 1 in 3,600 1 in 3,666 4,200 1,571 2,629 62.6%
$100 1 in 83.3 1 in 85.4 181,440 68,601 112,839 62.2%
$60 1 in 750.0 1 in 762.0 20,160 7,512 12,648 62.7%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.8 100,800 38,130 62,670 62.2%
$40 1 in 250.0 1 in 255.8 60,480 22,797 37,683 62.3%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.6 100,800 38,051 62,749 62.3%
$20 1 in 39.5 1 in 40.5 383,040 144,822 238,218 62.2%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 25.6 604,800 227,871 376,929 62.3%
$5 1 in 6.94 1 in 7.05 2,177,280 810,048 1,367,232 62.8%
All prizes1 in 4.161 in 4.24 3,635,1191,360,199 2,274,92062.6%

How $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS. 121 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.

$500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS?
3 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,212,729.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS?
1 in 4.24 today, compared with 1 in 4.16 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.24, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 10.6.
Is $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS worth buying?
Its current payout is 75.0% ($3.75 back per $5 ticket), rank #82 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative today is $1,000,000 Monopoly Doubler (#430, $5) at 89.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS tickets are left?
We estimate 9,638,186 of roughly 15,110,323 printed tickets are unsold (36.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $500,000 CASHWORD CORNERS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 5, 2025. It is still on sale.

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