The current odds of winning any prize on Colorword Cash are 1 in 4.31 (23.21%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $50,000 top prize.

Yes. All 6 $50,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of May 4, 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 21% of the game's 4,255,080 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Colorword Cash is on sale at New Jersey Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Colorword Cash has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $50,000: all claimed; $500+ at 1 in 28,670 (31 of 336 left); $150+ at 1 in 3,782 (204 of 1,286 left); $100+ at 1 in 403 (1,973 of 10,934 left); $70+ at 1 in 242 (1,469 of 8,508 left); $50+ at 1 in 97.2 (5,462 of 26,978 left); $30+ at 1 in 41.9 (12,048 of 70,918 left); $20+ at 1 in 23.1 (17,257 of 71,033 left); $15+ at 1 in 17.6 (12,174 of 70,918 left); $10+ at 1 in 8.81 (50,242 of 283,437 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.31 (105,409 of 496,436 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Colorword Cash ticket are 1 in 4.31 (23.21%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.81 (11.35%).

Colorword Cash costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New Jersey Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — New Jersey instant games and New Jersey scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The New Jersey Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in New Jersey call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In New Jersey, "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.

Colorword Cash, a $5 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Nov 30, 2024 by the New Jersey Lottery.