20X The Cash — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #30
20X The Cash (#30) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off launched on January 30, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #49 of 62 active games on current payout (68.5%, $3.43 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 16 $5 games, #42 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.39) and #31 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,264,500). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.5% (1 in 4.37 at launch). 12 of 15 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 15,173,995 tickets are still unsold (29.1% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 29% sold, only 3 of 15 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 1.3 million, was 1 in 1.4 million). More North Carolina games like this.
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. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other North Carolina game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 3,452,938 of 4,895,321 prizes (70.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 1,426,576 | 1 in 1,264,500 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 80.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 534,966 | 1 in 562,000 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 67.5% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 427,973 | 1 in 410,108 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 74.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 13,374 | 1 in 13,745 | 1,600 | 496 | 1,104 | 69.0% |
| $250 | 1 in 8,553 | 1 in 8,736 | 2,502 | 765 | 1,737 | 69.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 227.9 | 1 in 232.6 | 93,894 | 28,661 | 65,233 | 69.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 79.9 | 1 in 81.4 | 267,837 | 81,494 | 186,343 | 69.6% |
| $40 | 1 in 200.0 | 1 in 203.5 | 107,001 | 32,439 | 74,562 | 69.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 33.8 | 641,929 | 193,502 | 448,427 | 69.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.7 | 1,854,643 | 553,646 | 1,300,997 | 70.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 11.0 | 1,925,810 | 551,351 | 1,374,459 | 71.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.37 | 1 in 4.39 | 4,895,321 | 1,442,383 | 3,452,938 | 70.5% |
How 20X The Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 15, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 27 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
20X The Cash: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in 20X The Cash?
- 12 of 15 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,264,500.
- What are the odds of winning anything on 20X The Cash?
- 1 in 4.39 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.37 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.39, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.30.
- Is 20X The Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.5% ($3.43 back per $5 ticket), rank #49 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2, $5) at 75.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many 20X The Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 15,173,995 of roughly 21,395,749 printed tickets are unsold (29.1% 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?
- It launched on January 30, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.0% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- LOTERIA® Fiesta — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- $5 MONOPOLY® — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- Jungle Cashword — 70.1% payout, 1 in 3.63 any prize
- Prize Link Connect — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.18 any prize