Bits & Odds

20X The Cash — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #30

Data captured September 9, 2026

20X The Cash (#30) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #44 of 58 active games on current payout (68.9%, $3.45 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 14 $5 games, #38 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.37) and #30 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,307,587). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (68.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.1% (1 in 4.37 at launch). 12 of 15 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 15,691,048 tickets are still unsold (26.7% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
68.9%
68.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.45
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.37
1 in 4.37 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.37
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.25
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 203,780
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
12 of 15
$250,000 each
Tickets remaining
73.3%
≈ 15,691,048 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 20X The 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, 3,594,504 of 4,895,321 prizes (73.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$250,000 1 in 1,426,576 1 in 1,307,587 15 3 12 80.0%
$10,000 1 in 534,966 1 in 560,395 40 12 28 70.0%
$2,000 1 in 427,973 1 in 424,082 50 13 37 74.0%
$500 1 in 13,374 1 in 13,550 1,600 442 1,158 72.4%
$250 1 in 8,553 1 in 8,660 2,502 690 1,812 72.4%
$100 1 in 227.9 1 in 230.6 93,894 25,835 68,059 72.5%
$50 1 in 79.9 1 in 80.8 267,837 73,544 194,293 72.5%
$40 1 in 200.0 1 in 201.6 107,001 29,177 77,824 72.7%
$20 1 in 33.3 1 in 33.6 641,929 174,658 467,271 72.8%
$10 1 in 11.5 1 in 11.6 1,854,643 499,404 1,355,239 73.1%
$5 1 in 11.1 1 in 11.0 1,925,810 497,039 1,428,771 74.2%
All prizes1 in 4.371 in 4.37 4,895,3211,300,817 3,594,50473.4%

How 20X The Cash has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 20X The Cash. 3 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

20X The Cash: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in 20X The Cash?
12 of 15 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,307,587.
What are the odds of winning anything on 20X The Cash?
1 in 4.37 today, compared with 1 in 4.37 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.37, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.25.
Is 20X The Cash worth buying?
Its current payout is 68.9% ($3.45 back per $5 ticket), rank #44 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative today is Double Your Money (#10, $5) at 81.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 20X The Cash tickets are left?
We estimate 15,691,048 of roughly 21,395,749 printed tickets are unsold (26.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 20X The Cash launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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