Are the top prizes in CASHWORD GOLD still available?

No — all 2 top prizes of $70,000 have been claimed, though tickets may still be sold.

What does a CASHWORD GOLD ticket pay back?

You get back about 51¢ of every $1, on average. That is an estimate from the South Dakota Lottery's published prize counts, not a prediction for any single ticket.

South Dakota · $10 ticket · #1125

CASHWORD GOLD

Updated today

Top prize is gone — every $70,000 prize has been claimed. A $10 ticket returns about 51¢ on average.

Top prize gone

Pays back per $1 51¢ about 70¢ when the game launched

Top prize $70,000 all claimed

How far along 85% about 85% of tickets already sold · roughly 45,249 tickets left (estimated) 1 in 3.67 tickets wins something

Prizes still unclaimed

Prize	Still unclaimed	Originally printed
$70,000	0	2
$7,000	1	4
$700	4	30
$100	244	2,563
$70	72	1,036
$50	726	6,392
$40	148	2,000
$30	1,451	15,386
$20	2,086	20,478
$10	6,209	35,886

The full numbers

Expected value, current: 0.5056 per $1 wagered
Expected value at launch: 0.6984 per $1 wagered
Overall odds as published: 1 in 3.67
Estimated tickets printed: 307,462
Estimated tickets remaining: 45,249
Estimated fraction sold: 0.8528
Game number: #1125

Payback trend across our stored snapshots:

Source: the South Dakota Lottery's own game page. Every figure here is an estimate — how we figure them.