20X The Cash — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #980
20X The Cash (#980) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off that can no longer be bought, only claimed. North Carolina has stopped selling it. Winning tickets can be claimed until December 3, 2026; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 3 of 8 top prizes of $250,000 are still unclaimed, and 632,138 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the North Carolina scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.
Prizes still unclaimed
Every prize level in 20X The Cash and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 632,138 of 2,689,964 prizes (23.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| $10,000 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 198 | 154 | 44 | 22.2% |
| $500 | 674 | 533 | 141 | 20.9% |
| $100 | 77,656 | 61,453 | 16,203 | 20.9% |
| $50 | 77,682 | 61,867 | 15,815 | 20.4% |
| $40 | 29,115 | 23,092 | 6,023 | 20.7% |
| $30 | 77,617 | 61,630 | 15,987 | 20.6% |
| $20 | 339,676 | 266,540 | 73,136 | 21.5% |
| $10 | 1,019,608 | 791,263 | 228,345 | 22.4% |
| $5 | 1,067,714 | 791,277 | 276,437 | 25.9% |
| All prizes | 2,689,964 | 2,057,826 | 632,138 | 23.5% |
How 20X The Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 100 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 101 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 102 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 103 remain.
- September 4, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 104 remain.
- September 3, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 106 remain.
- August 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 107 remain.
- August 21, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- August 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 108 remain.
- August 7, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 109 remain.
- August 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 110 remain.
- August 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 111 remain.
20X The Cash: common questions
- Can I still buy 20X The Cash?
- No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on February 16, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
- When is the last day to claim a prize on 20X The Cash?
- December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
- How many $250,000 prizes are still unclaimed in 20X The Cash?
- 3 of 8, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
- How many 20X The Cash prizes are unclaimed in all?
- 632,138 of 2,689,964, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.
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