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Ranked 53rd of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

10X The CashNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
38
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2North CarolinaGame #29GREEN
At a glance

The North Carolina Lottery sells 10X The Cash as a $2 ticket. At a ValueScore of 38/100 (Below Avg), it is the best $2 game on sale in North Carolina. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 490,468 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.67
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
8
Prizes Remaining
70%
ValueScore™
38 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #53 of the 83 active games we track in North Carolina. Check the higher-ranked games in North Carolina first.
Why
↓You get back about $0.66 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • At 1 in 4.67, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$50,000
8 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 1.6M
now ~1 in 1.7M
$5,000
18 of 27 left
launch odds 1 in 708K
now ~1 in 749K
$500
97 of 148 left
launch odds 1 in 129K
now ~1 in 139K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$50,0001 in 1,593,800128
67%
$5,0001 in 708,3562718
67%
$5001 in 129,22714897
66%
$1001 in 5,9903,1932,198
69%
$501 in 2,9966,3844,426
69%
$401 in 2,9966,3844,379
69%
$201 in 40478,248331,759
69%
$101 in 43446,153311,049
70%
$51 in 75254,907178,801
70%
$41 in 151,274,946896,127
70%
$21 in 121,625,5831,157,282
71%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$25,354,835
Current Prize Pool
$17,693,507
Payout Percentage
69.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
2,886,144

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
19,128,250
Estimated Remaining
13,478,293
% Remaining
70.5%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 3 $50,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 8. The most recent was on October 14.

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11
10
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8
March 6October 19
  • October 14, 20261 claimed · 8 left
  • August 22, 20261 claimed · 9 left
  • May 8, 20261 claimed · 10 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for North Carolina's $2 games (1.1% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

38
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
38
out of 100
Expected Value
2/40
Prize Quality
17/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
29
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
1/30/2026
Payout %
66.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.67 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 10X The Cash scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. 10X The Cash scores 38/100 (Below Average) and is the strongest of North Carolina's 10 $2 tickets. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the 10X The Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with 10X The Cash are 1 in 4.67. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for 10X The Cash?
The top prize for 10X The Cash is $50,000. As of our latest update, 8 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in 10X The Cash?
Based on our latest data, 70% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 2,886,144 out of 4,095,985 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $2 ticket in North Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
10X The Cash (this game)381 in 4.6766.3%$50K · 80.4%
$20,000 Taxes Paid381 in 4.5166.3%$28K · 24.7%
Corner Payout371 in 4.5466.3%$20K · 21.2%
Cash Drop311 in 4.6366.3%$20K · 30.4%
Jr Big Ol Bucks311 in 4.7566.3%$50K · 21.4%
Easy $100s301 in 4.6866.3%$20K · 21.0%
777191 in 4.6866.3%$20K · 20.8%
LADY LUCK191 in 4.5866.3%$20K · 20.0%
$25,000 Triple Play171 in 4.5966.3%$25K · 10.0%
Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®81 in 4.7566.3%$50K · 10.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.