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Power Play™ Cashword — $2 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #524

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched December 29, 2025

Power Play™ Cashword (#524) is a $2 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on December 29, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #98 of 132 active games on current payout (71.4%, $1.43 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 26 $2 games, #81 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.37) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 830,085). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.5 points (73.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 3.1% (1 in 4.24 at launch). 12 of 15 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 9,961,021 tickets are still unsold (34.1% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
71.4%
73.0% at launch
Expected value
$1.43
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.37
1 in 4.24 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.37
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.59
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 16,912
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
12 of 15
$50,000 each
Tickets remaining
65.9%
≈ 9,961,021 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Power Play™ Cashword, 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, 2,280,234 of 3,570,015 prizes (63.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$50,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 830,085 15 3 12 80.0%
$1,000 1 in 18,000 1 in 17,263 840 263 577 68.7%
$200 1 in 3,600 1 in 3,696 4,200 1,505 2,695 64.2%
$100 1 in 720.0 1 in 742.3 21,000 7,580 13,420 63.9%
$25 1 in 947.4 1 in 983.4 15,960 5,831 10,129 63.5%
$20 1 in 62.5 1 in 64.8 241,920 88,300 153,620 63.5%
$10 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.9 302,400 110,308 192,092 63.5%
$5 1 in 41.7 1 in 43.2 362,880 132,222 230,658 63.6%
$4 1 in 13.6 1 in 14.1 1,108,800 399,947 708,853 63.9%
$2 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.3 1,512,000 543,822 968,178 64.0%
All prizes1 in 4.241 in 4.37 3,570,0151,289,781 2,280,23463.9%

How Power Play™ Cashword has moved

70% 72% 73% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Power Play™ Cashword. 5 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.

Power Play™ Cashword: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in Power Play™ Cashword?
12 of 15 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 830,085.
What are the odds of winning anything on Power Play™ Cashword?
1 in 4.37 today, compared with 1 in 4.24 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.37, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.59.
Is Power Play™ Cashword worth buying?
Its current payout is 71.4% ($1.43 back per $2 ticket), rank #98 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Power Play™ Cashword tickets are left?
We estimate 9,961,021 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (34.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Power Play™ Cashword launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on December 29, 2025. It is still on sale.

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