The current odds of winning any prize on King Cashword are 1 in 3.43 (29.17%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Yes. All 3 $1,000,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of Nov 14, 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 12% of the game's 4,592,938 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 18 $20 Michigan scratch-offs on sale, King Cashword ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.43 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is Legendary Wild Time, where 1 in 3.29 tickets wins at least $20 back.

King Cashword has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000,000: all claimed; $5,000+ at 1 in 92,873 (6 of 30 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 5,745 (91 of 609 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,284 (337 of 3,043 left); $200+ at 1 in 102 (5,021 of 45,818 left); $100+ at 1 in 18.4 (24,805 of 229,317 left); $50+ at 1 in 12.6 (14,062 of 127,900 left); $40+ at 1 in 7 (35,295 of 305,660 left); $30+ at 1 in 5.26 (26,250 of 229,227 left); $20+ at 1 in 3.43 (56,701 of 458,679 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one King Cashword ticket are 1 in 3.43 (29.17%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.26 (19.00%).

King Cashword costs $20 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Michigan Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Michigan instant games and Michigan scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Michigan Lottery lists them under "Instant" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in Michigan call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Michigan, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

King Cashword, a $20 Michigan scratch-off, was released on Jun 30, 2025 by the Michigan Lottery.