The current odds of winning any prize on $500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION are 1 in 2.83 (35.31%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. All 3 $500,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 6% of the game's 1,556,380 tickets are still unsold.

No. Connecticut Lottery sales of $500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION ended on Oct 6, 2026.

$500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000: all claimed; $100,000+: all claimed; $50,000+: all claimed; $10,000+: all claimed; $5,000+ at 1 in 32,726 (3 of 52 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 1,309 (72 of 859 left); $500+ at 1 in 265 (295 of 5,162 left); $200+ at 1 in 112 (505 of 8,750 left); $100+ at 1 in 18 (4,570 of 77,819 left); $60+ at 1 in 9.63 (4,746 of 77,819 left); $50+ at 1 in 4.96 (9,600 of 155,638 left); $30+ at 1 in 2.83 (14,875 of 233,457 left).

The odds of winning at least your $30 back on one $500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION ticket are 1 in 2.83 (35.31%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 4.96 (20.16%).

$500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION costs $30 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Connecticut Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Connecticut scratch tickets and Connecticut scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Connecticut Lottery lists them under "Scratch Games" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Connecticut call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION, a $30 Connecticut scratch ticket, was released on May 29, 2025 by the Connecticut Lottery.