6 of 24
top prizes of $10,000 still out there
Ticket price$2
Top prize$10,000
Launch odds1 in 5.02
Prizes remaining (all tiers)2,721,961
Est. tickets left
≈33%
Cashword is a $2 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1649) with a top prize of $10,000 and overall odds of 1 in 5.02 at launch. 18 of 24 top prizes are gone, 6 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 33% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 2,721,961 prizes are still out there (it started with 8,149,165).
Two games can cost the same, promise the same top prize, and still be totally different animals. "CASHWORD" is a small-ball board that pays often and rarely huge — nearly all of its unclaimed prize money sits in wins under $1,000, with the rest stacked up top. Neither style is "better." They're just built for different players. The full tier-by-tier count is in the table below — every prize, counted.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 6 | 24 |
| $1,000 | 52 | 175 |
| $100 | 1,325 | 4,455 |
| $50 | 48,640 | 163,709 |
| $25 | 97,991 | 327,418 |
| $10 | 398,490 | 1,309,663 |
| $5 | 1,011,226 | 3,192,327 |
| $2 | 1,164,231 | 3,151,394 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
6 of the 24 top prizes of $10,000 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Cashword is a $2 scratch-off. It is game #1649 from the New York Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 5.02, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data, last refreshed on Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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