The Cash Wheel — $5 Florida Scratch-Off #5059
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.
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.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % 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 prizes | 1 in 4.32 | 1 in 4.10 | 4,387,094 | 2,979,609 | 1,407,485 | 32.1% |
How The Cash Wheel has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 23, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 613 remain.
- October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 614 remain.
- October 21, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 615 remain.
- October 20, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 617 remain.
- October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 619 remain.
- October 7, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 620 remain.
- October 6, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 112 remain.
- September 29, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 113 remain.
- September 24, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 621 remain.
- September 18, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 622 remain.
- September 15, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 624 remain.
- September 27, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 131 remain.
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.
Other $5 Florida scratch-offs
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- 50X The Cash — 78.2% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
- MONOPOLY™ SECRET VAULT — 77.9% payout, 1 in 3.08 any prize
- Money Match — 75.6% payout, 1 in 3.47 any prize
- Precious Metals Gold Multiplier — 75.3% payout, 1 in 3.08 any prize