The current odds of winning any prize on Cash Explosion Cashword are 1 in 4.42 (22.64%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. 4 of the 14 $20,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 10 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 91% of the game's 6,000,000 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 14 $2 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, Cash Explosion Cashword ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.42 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is Sweet Riches, where 1 in 1.94 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Cash Explosion Cashword has 13 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000 at 1 in 543,448 (10 of 14 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 301,915 (8 of 10 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 146,878 (19 of 25 left); $500+ at 1 in 59,720 (54 of 70 left); $200+ at 1 in 16,877 (231 of 300 left); $100+ at 1 in 5,972 (588 of 750 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,672 (2,341 of 3,000 left); $25+ at 1 in 157 (31,299 of 39,000 left); $20+ at 1 in 65.7 (48,176 of 60,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 30 (98,202 of 120,000 left); $5+ at 1 in 16.4 (150,873 of 180,000 left); $4+ at 1 in 7.4 (402,516 of 480,000 left); $2+ at 1 in 4.42 (496,027 of 540,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Cash Explosion Cashword ticket are 1 in 4.42 (22.64%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.4 (13.51%).

Cash Explosion Cashword costs $2 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.