5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #188
5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy (#188) was a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on July 1, 2025. Its final figures, from September 22, 2026, were 58.0% payout ($2.90 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.16 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 8.8 points (66.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.2% (1 in 3.94 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 91.5% of its tickets had sold. 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy is no longer on sale in Mississippi; the figures below are final as of September 22, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy, 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, 27,714 of 343,084 prizes (8.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 675,875 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 337,938 | 1 in 115,235 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,011 | 1 in 3,841 | 337 | 307 | 30 | 8.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 5,852 | 1 in 7,682 | 231 | 216 | 15 | 6.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 602.7 | 1 in 724.7 | 2,243 | 2,084 | 159 | 7.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 99.8 | 1 in 125.3 | 13,538 | 12,618 | 920 | 6.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 49.4 | 33,799 | 31,464 | 2,335 | 6.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 35.3 | 45,066 | 41,797 | 3,269 | 7.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 13.3 | 112,666 | 103,981 | 8,685 | 7.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 9.37 | 135,198 | 122,898 | 12,300 | 9.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.94 | 1 in 4.16 | 343,084 | 315,370 | 27,714 | 8.1% |
How 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy has moved
5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy?
- 0 of 2 as of September 22, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy?
- 1 in 4.16 today, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.16, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.48.
- Is 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy worth buying?
- Its current payout is 58.0% ($2.90 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 76 in Mississippi. The best $5 alternative today is Double the Money (#229, $5) at 125.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy tickets are left?
- We estimate 115,235 of roughly 1,351,751 printed tickets are unsold (91.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did 5X the Cash / 5 Times the Joy launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 1, 2025. Sales have ended.
Other $5 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Double the Money — 125.5% payout, 1 in 2.23 any prize
- Break the Bank — 120.9% payout, 1 in 1.70 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 105.7% payout, 1 in 2.09 any prize
- Blazing Hot Bucks — 105.1% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- CA$HTASTIC — 104.4% payout, 1 in 1.91 any prize