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 October 14, 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 5.3% (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 October 14, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until October 6, 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. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Mississippi game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 27,694 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 115,205 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,011 | 1 in 3,840 | 337 | 307 | 30 | 8.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 5,852 | 1 in 7,680 | 231 | 216 | 15 | 6.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 602.7 | 1 in 724.6 | 2,243 | 2,084 | 159 | 7.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 99.8 | 1 in 125.2 | 13,538 | 12,618 | 920 | 6.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 49.4 | 33,799 | 31,465 | 2,334 | 6.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 35.3 | 45,066 | 41,800 | 3,266 | 7.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 13.3 | 112,666 | 103,984 | 8,682 | 7.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 9.38 | 135,198 | 122,911 | 12,287 | 9.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.94 | 1 in 4.16 | 343,084 | 315,390 | 27,694 | 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 November 6, 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 as of November 6, 2026, 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 71 in Mississippi. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Money Bags (#241, $5) at 74.3%. 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 115,205 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. It has ended.
Other $5 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Double the Money — 125.1% payout, 1 in 2.24 any prize
- Break the Bank — 121.0% payout, 1 in 1.70 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 105.5% payout, 1 in 2.09 any prize
- Blazing Hot Bucks — 105.0% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- 10X — 99.3% payout, 1 in 2.10 any prize