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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Cashword · $20 · Ohio Lottery
$1,000,000 Cashword: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.80 on average.
▲ +2.1 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
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▲ +2.1 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
$1,000,000 Cashword is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.0%, up 2.1 percentage points from the launch value of 76.9%. 3 of the original 4 $40K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 51% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
79.0%
expected return
1 in 3.18
odds of any win
3 of 4
$1M jackpots left
51%
claimed · 2M of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 617,322 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $20
$25 – $400, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 529 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.80 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $750
$14.15 · 70.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.13 · 0.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.53 · 7.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.4%
Just 3 tickets out of 2M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $750 wins
617,246 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
51% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
4M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 51%
2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
49%
75% of top prizes remain with only 49% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Ohio Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 OH peers
#5 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM.
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