Bits & Odds

The Cash Wheel — $5 Florida Scratch-Off #5059

Data captured October 5, 2026 · launched August 12, 2024

The Cash Wheel (#5059) is a $5 Florida scratch-off launched on August 12, 2024. As of October 5, 2026 it ranks #45 of 70 active games on current payout (72.2%, $3.61 expected back per ticket) and #15 of 21 $5 games, #51 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.10) and #32 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,903,674). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (72.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.4% (1 in 4.32 at launch). 2 of 6 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 5,807,349 tickets are still unsold (67.5% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
72.2%
72.1% at launch
Expected value
$3.61
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.10
1 in 4.32 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.10
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.10
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 7,581
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 6
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
32.5%
≈ 5,807,349 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in The Cash Wheel, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 1,416,506 of 4,387,094 prizes (32.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 2,963,170 1 in 2,903,674 6 4 2 33.3%
$10,000 1 in 216,817 1 in 193,578 82 52 30 36.6%
$5,000 1 in 59,263 1 in 51,392 300 187 113 37.7%
$1,000 1 in 9,260 1 in 9,352 1,920 1,299 621 32.3%
$500 1 in 8,081 1 in 8,578 2,200 1,523 677 30.8%
$200 1 in 690.0 1 in 729.9 25,752 17,796 7,956 30.9%
$100 1 in 339.0 1 in 356.4 52,380 36,086 16,294 31.1%
$50 1 in 375.0 1 in 395.2 47,376 32,680 14,696 31.0%
$40 1 in 360.0 1 in 376.1 49,390 33,948 15,442 31.3%
$30 1 in 300.0 1 in 311.9 59,241 40,619 18,622 31.4%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.8 355,546 243,463 112,083 31.5%
$15 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.3 355,471 242,301 113,170 31.8%
$10 1 in 17.0 1 in 16.9 1,067,207 724,214 342,993 32.1%
$6 1 in 8.00 1 in 7.50 2,370,223 1,596,416 773,807 32.6%
All prizes1 in 4.321 in 4.10 4,387,0942,970,588 1,416,50632.3%

How The Cash Wheel has moved

70% 72% 74% Feb 2025Jun 2025Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking The Cash Wheel. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

The Cash Wheel: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in The Cash Wheel?
2 of 6 as of October 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,903,674.
What are the odds of winning anything on The Cash Wheel?
1 in 4.10 today, compared with 1 in 4.32 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.10, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 4.10.
Is The Cash Wheel worth buying?
Its current payout is 72.2% ($3.61 back per $5 ticket), rank #45 of 70 in Florida. The best $5 alternative today is Bonus Letter Crossword (#1557, $5) at 92.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many The Cash Wheel tickets are left?
We estimate 5,807,349 of roughly 18,961,784 printed tickets are unsold (67.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did The Cash Wheel launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on August 12, 2024. It is still on sale.

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