The odds of winning any prize on Mountains of Cashword are 1 in 3.44 (29.05%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 1 of the 2 $50,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 26, 2026. We estimate about 64% of the game's 896,100 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Mountains of Cashword is on sale at Idaho Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 9 $5 Idaho scratch tickets on sale, Mountains of Cashword ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.44 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Mistletoe Mystery, where 1 in 3.22 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Mountains of Cashword has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $50,000 at 1 in 571,897 (1 of 2 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 190,632 (2 of 5 left); $100+ at 1 in 804 (708 of 1,135 left); $50+ at 1 in 147 (3,167 of 4,950 left); $30+ at 1 in 45.5 (8,680 of 13,585 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $15+ at 1 in 13.4 (47,792 printed); $10+ at 1 in 6.04 (83,636 printed); $5+ at 1 in 3.44 (119,480 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Mountains of Cashword ticket are 1 in 3.44 (29.05%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.04 (16.55%).

Mountains of Cashword costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Idaho Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Idaho scratch tickets and Idaho scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Idaho Lottery lists them under "Scratch Games" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Idaho 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.

Mountains of Cashword, a $5 Idaho scratch ticket, was released on Jul 27, 2026 by the Idaho Lottery.