The current odds of winning any prize on $500,000 Cashword are 1 in 3.69 (27.12%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 4 $500,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 21, 2026. We estimate about 46% of the game's 4,000,000 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $500,000 Cashword is on sale at Ohio Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 21 $10 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, $500,000 Cashword ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.69 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Mystery Multiplier, where 1 in 3.09 tickets wins at least $10 back.

$500,000 Cashword has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 911,283 (2 of 4 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 67,502 (25 of 60 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 2,619 (669 of 1,500 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,143 (899 of 2,000 left); $200+ at 1 in 296 (4,555 of 10,000 left); $100+ at 1 in 92.4 (13,571 of 30,000 left); $50+ at 1 in 32.8 (35,827 of 80,000 left); $30+ at 1 in 19.9 (36,163 of 80,000 left); $20+ at 1 in 6.61 (183,935 of 400,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.69 (218,618 of 480,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one $500,000 Cashword ticket are 1 in 3.69 (27.12%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.61 (15.12%).

$500,000 Cashword costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Ohio Lottery retailers throughout the state.

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

$500,000 Cashword, a $10 Ohio scratch-off, was released on Apr 20, 2026 by the Ohio Lottery.