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Decent valueActive$50,000 Star Cashword · $2 · Massachusetts Lottery
$50,000 Star Cashword: Decent value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.48 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:16 PM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:16 PM
$50,000 Star Cashword is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.0%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 2 of the original 15 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 97% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
74.0%
expected return
1 in 4.23
odds of any win
2 of 15
$50K top prizes left
97%
claimed · 14.7M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 94,688 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,337 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.14 · 57.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.34 · 17.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
94,648 winning tickets remain in this range: 77% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
97% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2025.
15.1M
tickets printed
14.7M
tickets claimed · 97%
406k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
13%
Tickets left
3%
13% of top prizes remain with only 3% 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 $2 MA peers
#3 of 19
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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