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Average valueActive$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.45 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM
$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.0%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 69.4%. 13 of the original 20 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 38% of the 10.0M printed tickets have been sold.
69.0%
expected return
1 in 3.59
odds of any win
13 of 20
$50K top prizes left
38%
claimed · 3.7M of 10M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,739,019 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,986 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.20 · 64.1% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.25 · 4.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,738,828 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
38% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
10M
tickets printed
3.7M
tickets claimed · 38%
6.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
65%
Tickets left
62%
65% of top prizes remain with only 62% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Connecticut Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 CT peers
#3 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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