Bits & Odds

$5 MONOPOLY® — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #22

Data captured September 9, 2026

$5 MONOPOLY® (#22) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #38 of 58 active games on current payout (70.5%, $3.53 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 14 $5 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.13) and #25 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,123,409). Since launch the payout has risen 1.5 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 3.4% (1 in 4.28 at launch). 2 of 5 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 2,246,818 tickets are still unsold (63.6% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
70.5%
69.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.53
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.13
1 in 4.28 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.13
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.68
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 77,476
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 5
$200,000 each
Tickets remaining
36.4%
≈ 2,246,818 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $5 MONOPOLY®, 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, 543,990 of 1,444,011 prizes (37.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$200,000 1 in 1,234,800 1 in 1,123,409 5 3 2 40.0%
$5,000 1 in 617,400 1 in 748,939 10 7 3 30.0%
$1,000 1 in 98,000 1 in 93,617 63 39 24 38.1%
$500 1 in 14,596 1 in 14,880 423 272 151 35.7%
$200 1 in 8,469 1 in 8,916 729 477 252 34.6%
$100 1 in 398.3 1 in 407.7 15,501 9,990 5,511 35.6%
$50 1 in 68.9 1 in 67.0 89,572 56,040 33,532 37.4%
$25 1 in 37.5 1 in 37.6 164,648 104,970 59,678 36.2%
$15 1 in 50.0 1 in 49.7 123,493 78,319 45,174 36.6%
$10 1 in 12.0 1 in 11.7 514,466 322,429 192,037 37.3%
$5 1 in 11.5 1 in 10.8 535,101 327,475 207,626 38.8%
All prizes1 in 4.281 in 4.13 1,444,011900,021 543,99037.7%

How $5 MONOPOLY® has moved

69% 71% 72% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $5 MONOPOLY®. 3 daily readings.

$5 MONOPOLY®: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in $5 MONOPOLY®?
2 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,123,409.
What are the odds of winning anything on $5 MONOPOLY®?
1 in 4.13 today, compared with 1 in 4.28 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.13, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.68.
Is $5 MONOPOLY® worth buying?
Its current payout is 70.5% ($3.53 back per $5 ticket), rank #38 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 $5 MONOPOLY® tickets are left?
We estimate 2,246,818 of roughly 6,175,066 printed tickets are unsold (63.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $5 MONOPOLY® launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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