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Ranked 69th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Cash KingNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
29
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5North CarolinaGame #26GREEN
At a glance

Cash King is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $5 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $200,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 910,734, from 1 in 1,340,676 at launch. Its ValueScore of 29/100 (Below Avg) makes it 18th out of 23 $5 tickets in North Carolina.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.32
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
17%
ValueScore™
29 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #69 of the 83 active games we track in North Carolina.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.3M at launch, about 1 in 911K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $200,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • At $0.69 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$200,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.3M
now ~1 in 911K
$10,000
1 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 670K
now ~1 in 911K
$1,000
8 of 40 left
launch odds 1 in 134K
now ~1 in 114K
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
$200,0001 in 1,342,11041
25%
$10,0001 in 671,05581
13%
$1,0001 in 134,211408
20%
$5001 in 11,90345183
18%
$2001 in 5,952902124
14%
$1001 in 6688,0321,247
16%
$501 in 13340,2176,096
15%
$301 in 31171,68725,773
15%
$201 in 38143,16422,589
16%
$101 in 14393,67065,693
17%
$51 in 11483,19289,203
18%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$18,506,500
Current Prize Pool
$3,041,715
Payout Percentage
16.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
210,818

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,362,705
Estimated Remaining
910,734
% Remaining
17.0%
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, one $200,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on July 2.

20
2
1
March 6October 19
  • July 2, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for North Carolina's $5 games (0.8% 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

29
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
29
out of 100
Expected Value
13/40
Prize Quality
4/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
26
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/6/2026
Payout %
68.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.32 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash King scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Cash King scores 29/100 (Below Average) and is 18th out of 23 $5 tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Cash King scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash King are 1 in 4.32. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash King?
The top prize for Cash King is $200,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash King?
Based on our latest data, 17% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 210,818 out of 1,241,367 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in North Carolina

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
NC State®621 in 4.1668.9%$200K · 28.6%
Tar Heels®611 in 4.1669.0%$200K · 210.1%
20X The Cash581 in 4.3768.9%$250K · 120.4%
CASH561 in 4.1371.0%$200K · 22.1%
Loteria Grande541 in 3.8668.9%$150K · 41.7%
Wheel of Fortune471 in 4.3168.9%$200K · 41.4%
$200,000 Taxes Paid471 in 4.3069.0%$278K · 24.0%
Jungle Cashword471 in 3.7969.0%$150K · 21.6%
Prize Link Connect451 in 4.2968.9%$200K · 20.5%
Cash King (this game)291 in 4.3268.9%$200K · 10.7%

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.