5X The CashNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
5X The Cash is a $1 ticket from the North Carolina Lottery. Our estimate for the $10,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 1,867,085 per ticket, from 1 in 1,471,766 at launch. On ValueScore it earns 32/100 (Below Avg), good for the top-ranked $1 ticket in North Carolina right now.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.5M at launch, about 1 in 1.9M now. The $10,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- A leaner 21% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.82), below most games.
- The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,472,231 | 16 | 8 | 50% |
| $500 | 1 in 233,225 | 101 | 64 | 63% |
| $100 | 1 in 14,207 | 1,658 | 987 | 60% |
| $50 | 1 in 6,902 | 3,413 | 2,085 | 61% |
| $25 | 1 in 1,926 | 12,230 | 7,513 | 61% |
| $20 | 1 in 300 | 78,519 | 48,277 | 61% |
| $10 | 1 in 100 | 235,557 | 145,507 | 62% |
| $5 | 1 in 38 | 628,215 | 391,082 | 62% |
| $4 | 1 in 100 | 235,557 | 147,698 | 63% |
| $2 | 1 in 13 | 1,766,522 | 1,121,964 | 64% |
| $1 | 1 in 12 | 1,923,743 | 1,233,711 | 64% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, 7 $10,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 8. The most recent was on September 18.
- September 18, 20261 claimed · 8 left
- August 5, 20261 claimed · 9 left
- July 2, 20261 claimed · 10 left
- June 18, 20261 claimed · 11 left
- April 13, 20261 claimed · 12 left
- April 10, 20261 claimed · 13 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for North Carolina's $1 games (0.9% 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
Game Details
- State
- North Carolina
- Game Number
- 28
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 1/30/2026
- Payout %
- 60.8%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5X The Cash (this game) | 32 | 1 in 4.82 | 60.8% | $10K · 8 | 0.6% |
| Hit $50! | 30 | 1 in 4.92 | 60.4% | $5K · 3 | 2.4% |
| Lucky 7s | 27 | 1 in 4.85 | 60.8% | $7K · 5 | 1.2% |
| $50 Frenzy | 13 | 1 in 4.90 | 60.5% | $5K · 2 | 0.0% |
| $5,000 Triple Play | 12 | 1 in 4.79 | 60.5% | $5K · 3 | 0.0% |
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.