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Average valueActiveCASH · $5 · North Carolina Lottery
CASH: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.56 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#2 of 20 · $5 NC games
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#2 of 20 · $5 NC games
CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.2%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 71.0%. 3 of the original 3 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 21% of the 4.8M printed tickets have been sold.
71.2%
expected return
1 in 4.13
odds of any win
3 of 3
$200K top prizes left
21%
claimed · 995k of 4.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 919,632 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 12,824 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.56 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.38 · 67.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.18 · 3.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
919,582 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
21% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
4.8M
tickets printed
995k
tickets claimed · 21%
3.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
79%
100% of top prizes remain with only 79% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
North Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 NC peers
#2 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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