Bits & Odds

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

Data captured · launched August 12, 2024

The Cash Wheel (#5059) is a $5 Florida scratch-off launched on August 12, 2024. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #42 of 70 active games on current payout (72.2%, $3.61 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 21 $5 games, #51 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.10) and #33 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,885,805). 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 5,771,610 tickets are still unsold (67.7% 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 7,624
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 6
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
32.3%
≈ 5,771,610 tickets

Last top prize claimed: May 7, 2025, 536 days ago.

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. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Florida game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 1,407,485 of 4,387,094 prizes (32.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 2,963,170 1 in 2,885,805 6 4 2 33.3%
$10,000 1 in 216,817 1 in 192,387 82 52 30 36.6%
$5,000 1 in 59,263 1 in 51,532 300 188 112 37.3%
$1,000 1 in 9,260 1 in 9,415 1,920 1,307 613 31.9%
$500 1 in 8,081 1 in 8,589 2,200 1,528 672 30.5%
$200 1 in 690.0 1 in 730.4 25,752 17,850 7,902 30.7%
$100 1 in 339.0 1 in 356.7 52,380 36,199 16,181 30.9%
$50 1 in 375.0 1 in 395.2 47,376 32,770 14,606 30.8%
$40 1 in 360.0 1 in 376.0 49,390 34,040 15,350 31.1%
$30 1 in 300.0 1 in 311.8 59,241 40,733 18,508 31.2%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.8 355,546 244,209 111,337 31.3%
$15 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.3 355,471 243,027 112,444 31.6%
$10 1 in 17.0 1 in 16.9 1,067,207 726,411 340,796 31.9%
$6 1 in 8.00 1 in 7.51 2,370,223 1,601,291 768,932 32.4%
All prizes1 in 4.321 in 4.10 4,387,0942,979,609 1,407,48532.1%

How The Cash Wheel has moved

70% 72% 74% Feb 2025Jul 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 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,885,805.
What are the odds of winning anything on The Cash Wheel?
1 in 4.10 as of October 25, 2026, 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 #42 of 70 in Florida. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 50X The Cash (#1553, $5) at 78.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many The Cash Wheel tickets are left?
We estimate 5,771,610 of roughly 18,961,784 printed tickets are unsold (67.7% 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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