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

6 of 24 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,993,800.

What are the odds of winning anything on CASHWORD?

1 in 4.58 today, compared with 1 in 5.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.58, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.05.

Is CASHWORD worth buying?

Its current payout is 65.9% ($1.32 back per $2 ticket), rank #66 of 109 in New York. The best $2 alternative today is CASHWORD DOUBLER (#1619, $2) at 93.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many CASHWORD tickets are left?

We estimate 11,962,798 of roughly 40,936,608 printed tickets are unsold (70.8% 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 September 12, 2026 · launched March 28, 2025

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CASHWORD (#1649) is a $2 New York scratch-off launched on March 28, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #66 of 109 active games on current payout (65.9%, $1.32 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 17 $2 games, #83 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.58) and #47 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,993,800). Since launch the payout has risen 1.6 points (64.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 8.8% (1 in 5.02 at launch). 6 of 24 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 11,962,798 tickets are still unsold (70.8% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

65.9%

64.3% at launch

Expected value

$1.32

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.58

1 in 5.02 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.58

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.05

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 209,874

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

6 of 24

$10,000 each

Tickets remaining

29.2%

≈ 11,962,798 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. Across all tiers, 2,609,856 of 8,149,165 prizes (32.0%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$10,000	1 in 1,705,302	1 in 1,993,800	24	18	6	25.0%
$1,000	1 in 233,870	1 in 234,565	175	124	51	29.1%
$100	1 in 9,187	1 in 9,586	4,455	3,207	1,248	28.0%
$50	1 in 250.0	1 in 258.3	163,709	117,389	46,320	28.3%
$25	1 in 125.0	1 in 128.3	327,418	234,170	93,248	28.5%
$10	1 in 31.3	1 in 31.5	1,309,663	929,913	379,750	29.0%
$5	1 in 12.8	1 in 12.4	3,192,327	2,226,077	966,250	30.3%
$2	1 in 13.0	1 in 10.7	3,151,394	2,028,411	1,122,983	35.6%
All prizes	1 in 5.02	1 in 4.58	8,149,165	5,539,309	2,609,856	32.0%

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

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.
September 13, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 18 remain.
September 7, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 142 remain.
September 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 143 remain.
August 31, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 144 remain.
August 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 145 remain.
August 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 146 remain.
August 8, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 147 remain.
July 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 148 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 September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,993,800.
What are the odds of winning anything on CASHWORD?: 1 in 4.58 today, compared with 1 in 5.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.58, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.05.
Is CASHWORD worth buying?: Its current payout is 65.9% ($1.32 back per $2 ticket), rank #66 of 109 in New York. The best $2 alternative today is CASHWORD DOUBLER (#1619, $2) at 93.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many CASHWORD tickets are left?: We estimate 11,962,798 of roughly 40,936,608 printed tickets are unsold (70.8% 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 — 93.6% 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 3.82 any prize
XTREME BUCKS — 66.6% payout, 1 in 4.04 any prize
CASH DROP — 66.0% payout, 1 in 4.28 any prize

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