The current odds of winning any prize on CASHWORD are 1 in 4.78 (20.94%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $10,000 top prize.

Yes. 18 of the 24 $10,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 6 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 1, 2026. We estimate about 28% of the game's 40,908,808 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 7 $2 New York scratch-offs on sale, CASHWORD ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.78 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is WIN FOR LIFE, where 1 in 4.1 tickets wins at least $2 back.

CASHWORD has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $10,000 at 1 in 1,936,112 (6 of 24 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 215,124 (48 of 175 left); $100+ at 1 in 9,746 (1,138 of 4,455 left); $50+ at 1 in 266 (42,558 of 163,709 left); $25+ at 1 in 89.6 (85,907 of 327,418 left); $10+ at 1 in 24.2 (350,060 of 1,309,663 left); $5+ at 1 in 8.45 (894,955 of 3,192,327 left); $2+ at 1 in 4.78 (1,057,975 of 3,151,394 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one CASHWORD ticket are 1 in 4.78 (20.94%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.45 (11.83%).

CASHWORD costs $2 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New York Lottery retailers throughout the state.

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

CASHWORD, a $2 New York scratch-off, was released on Mar 28, 2025 by the New York Lottery.