Extreme Cash — $25 North Carolina Scratch-Off #718
Extreme Cash (#718) was a $25 North Carolina scratch-off. Its final figures, from February 27, 2025, were 80.2% payout ($20.06 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.66 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 4.9 points (75.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 14.8% (1 in 4.21 at launch). 0 of 9 top prizes of $1,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 97.4% of its tickets had sold. Extreme Cash is no longer on sale in North Carolina; the figures below are final as of February 27, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Extreme Cash, 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, 140,767 of 4,302,093 prizes (3.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 2,017,650 | all claimed | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 605,295 | 1 in 515,541 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 3.3% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 605,295 | 1 in 515,541 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 3.3% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 67,255 | 1 in 51,554 | 270 | 260 | 10 | 3.7% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 39,305 | 1 in 51,554 | 469 | 459 | 10 | 2.1% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 2,400 | 1 in 2,030 | 7,548 | 7,294 | 254 | 3.4% |
| $500 | 1 in 266.7 | 1 in 282.3 | 67,786 | 65,960 | 1,826 | 2.7% |
| $400 | 1 in 600.7 | 1 in 625.7 | 30,130 | 29,306 | 824 | 2.7% |
| $250 | 1 in 292.5 | 1 in 310.8 | 62,014 | 60,355 | 1,659 | 2.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 92.3 | 1 in 82.8 | 196,158 | 189,932 | 6,226 | 3.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 37.9 | 482,200 | 468,600 | 13,600 | 2.8% |
| $75 | 1 in 41.1 | 1 in 38.8 | 440,239 | 426,941 | 13,298 | 3.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 12.7 | 1,206,084 | 1,165,609 | 40,475 | 3.4% |
| $40 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 8.24 | 1,809,126 | 1,746,543 | 62,583 | 3.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.21 | 1 in 3.66 | 4,302,093 | 4,161,326 | 140,767 | 3.3% |
How Extreme Cash has moved
Extreme Cash: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Extreme Cash?
- 0 of 9 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 Extreme Cash?
- 1 in 3.66 today, compared with 1 in 4.21 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.66, and the odds of winning more than the $25 ticket price are 1 in 3.66.
- Is Extreme Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 80.2% ($20.06 back per $25 ticket), rank #— of 58 in North Carolina. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Extreme Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 515,541 of roughly 18,091,260 printed tickets are unsold (97.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Extreme Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It has ended.