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Ranked 43rd of 86 Tickets in New Hampshire

Cash InfernoNew Hampshire Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Hampshire Lottery
35
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5New HampshireGame #1636GREEN
At a glance

The New Hampshire Lottery sells Cash Inferno as a $5 ticket. By our estimate the $100,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 105,642 per ticket, down from 1 in 326,450. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 8% of prizes remain. It has been on sale since June 2024.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.03
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
8%
ValueScore™
35 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 43rd out of 86 New Hampshire scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 11 other $5 New Hampshire games ranked higher.
Why
↓Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 326K at launch, about 1 in 106K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $100,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Expected value of $0.68 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • You win something fairly often here, about 25% per ticket (1 in 4.03).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$100,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 326K
now ~1 in 106K
$5,000
0 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 131K
All claimed
$500
9 of 239 left
launch odds 1 in 5,464
now ~1 in 12K
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
$100,0001 in 326,65041
25%
$5,0001 in 130,660100Claimed
$5001 in 5,4672399
4%
$2001 in 6,02121710
5%
$1501 in 4,09631913
4%
$1001 in 3134,178216
5%
$501 in 2375,511275
5%
$301 in 10013,066664
5%
$201 in 3339,1962,311
6%
$101 in 11117,6428,760
7%
$51 in 9143,63813,955
10%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$4,424,610
Current Prize Pool
$367,315
Payout Percentage
8.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
26,214

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,305,801
Estimated Remaining
105,642
% Remaining
8.1%
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 $100,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 20.

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

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for New Hampshire's $5 games (1.3% 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

35
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
35
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1636
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
6/30/2024
Payout %
67.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.03 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash Inferno scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Cash Inferno scores 35/100 (Below Average) and is 12th of the 22 active $5 games in New Hampshire. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Cash Inferno scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash Inferno are 1 in 4.03. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash Inferno?
The top prize for Cash Inferno is $100,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash Inferno?
Based on our latest data, 8% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 26,214 out of 324,020 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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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.