Nutcracker Cash — $2 New Hampshire Scratch Game #1678
Nutcracker Cash (#1678) is a $2 New Hampshire scratch game launched on November 3, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #29 of 59 active games on current payout (69.6%, $1.39 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 12 $2 games, #25 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.70) and #19 on top-prize odds (1 in 181,115). Since launch the payout has risen 4.1 points (65.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 21.9% (1 in 4.51 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 181,115 tickets are still unsold (78.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Nutcracker 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, 48,989 of 188,119 prizes (26.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 212,025 | 1 in 181,115 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 11,779 | 1 in 18,112 | 72 | 62 | 10 | 13.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 10,470 | 1 in 10,654 | 81 | 64 | 17 | 21.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,154 | 1 in 1,575 | 735 | 620 | 115 | 15.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 410.9 | 1 in 510.2 | 2,064 | 1,709 | 355 | 17.2% |
| $30 | 1 in 301.2 | 1 in 324.6 | 2,816 | 2,258 | 558 | 19.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 120.1 | 1 in 125.3 | 7,059 | 5,613 | 1,446 | 20.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 91.7 | 8,484 | 6,508 | 1,976 | 23.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 21.5 | 33,930 | 25,488 | 8,442 | 24.9% |
| $4 | 1 in 17.6 | 1 in 14.6 | 48,109 | 35,689 | 12,420 | 25.8% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 7.66 | 84,765 | 61,116 | 23,649 | 27.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.51 | 1 in 3.70 | 188,119 | 139,130 | 48,989 | 26.0% |
How Nutcracker Cash has moved
Nutcracker Cash: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Nutcracker Cash?
- 1 of 4 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 181,115.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Nutcracker Cash?
- 1 in 3.70 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.51 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.70, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.15.
- Is Nutcracker Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.6% ($1.39 back per $2 ticket), rank #29 of 59 in New Hampshire. The best $2 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is I Heart Bacon (#1675, $2) at 73.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Nutcracker Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 181,115 of roughly 848,100 printed tickets are unsold (78.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Nutcracker Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 3, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $2 New Hampshire scratch games
- I Heart Bacon — 73.0% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
- 20X Cash Multiplier — 68.1% payout, 1 in 3.68 any prize
- 7•11•21 Multiplier — 67.7% payout, 1 in 4.01 any prize
- VIP Double Bonus — 67.4% payout, 1 in 4.27 any prize
- Money Vault Multiplier — 66.5% payout, 1 in 4.20 any prize