The current odds of winning any prize on Special Edition Cashword are 1 in 4.19 (23.87%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $300,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 6 $300,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 5 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 97% of the game's 10,000,000 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 15 $5 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, Special Edition Cashword ranks #7 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.19 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Bingo Times 25, where 1 in 3.54 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Special Edition Cashword has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $300,000 at 1 in 1,935,995 (5 of 6 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 744,614 (8 of 10 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 172,857 (43 of 50 left); $500+ at 1 in 2,586 (3,687 of 4,000 left); $100+ at 1 in 580 (12,946 of 14,000 left); $50+ at 1 in 167 (41,381 of 45,000 left); $40+ at 1 in 93.1 (45,908 of 50,000 left); $30+ at 1 in 57.4 (64,581 of 70,000 left); $25+ at 1 in 27.4 (185,210 of 200,000 left); $20+ at 1 in 16.6 (230,873 of 250,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.24 (752,383 of 800,000 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.19 (973,855 of 1,000,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Special Edition Cashword ticket are 1 in 4.19 (23.87%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.24 (13.81%).

Special Edition Cashword costs $5 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.