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Strong valueActive$2,000,000 Cashword · $30 · Ohio Lottery
$2,000,000 Cashword: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.74 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:40 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:40 PM
$2,000,000 Cashword is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.5%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 82.3%. 2 of the original 4 $80K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 55% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
82.5%
expected return
1 in 3.37
odds of any win
2 of 4
$2M jackpots left
55%
claimed · 2.2M of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 573,364 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $30
$50 – $400, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,178 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.74 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $750
$21.92 · 73.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.74 · 2.5% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$2.07 · 6.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.6%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.8M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $750 wins
573,193 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
55% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
4M
tickets printed
2.2M
tickets claimed · 55%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
45%
50% of top prizes remain with only 45% 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 $30 OH peers
#6 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:40 PM.
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