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Active$10,000,000 CASHWORD · $30 · Massachusetts Lottery

$10,000,000 CASHWORD: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $25.22 on average.

+1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $30 MA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:16 PM

$10,000,000 CASHWORD is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 84.1%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 83.1%. 3 of the original 3 $10,000,000 ($500K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 16% of the 16.1M printed tickets have been sold.

84.1%
expected return
1 in 2.98
odds of any win
3 of 3
$10M jackpots left
16%
claimed · 2.6M of 16.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 4,557,887 winning tickets still unclaimed.

21 win more than $30
$50 – $400, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 447 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map

Where the $25.22 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $30 – $750
$21.33 · 71.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.24 · 4.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.65 · 8.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.2%
Just 9 tickets out of 13.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $750 wins
4,552,110 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress

16% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there

Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.

16.1M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 16%
13.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
84%
100% of top prizes remain with only 84% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Massachusetts Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 MA peers
#4 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:16 PM.
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