5 Times Lucky — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #1
5 Times Lucky (#1) 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, 1 of 5 top prizes of $200,000 are still unclaimed, and 109,494 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 5 Times Lucky 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, 109,494 of 1,422,524 prizes (7.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $10,000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $2,000 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 10.0% |
| $500 | 413 | 389 | 24 | 5.8% |
| $200 | 1,225 | 1,163 | 62 | 5.1% |
| $100 | 10,092 | 9,602 | 490 | 4.9% |
| $50 | 72,650 | 67,970 | 4,680 | 6.4% |
| $25 | 243,322 | 223,872 | 19,450 | 8.0% |
| $15 | 60,788 | 56,983 | 3,805 | 6.3% |
| $10 | 506,777 | 471,833 | 34,944 | 6.9% |
| $5 | 527,202 | 481,168 | 46,034 | 8.7% |
| All prizes | 1,422,524 | 1,313,030 | 109,494 | 7.7% |
How 5 Times Lucky has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: one $200,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- September 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
- September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
- August 26, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
- August 23, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
- August 19, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- August 19, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 26 remain.
- August 8, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 28 remain.
- August 2, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 30 remain.
- August 1, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
- July 29, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
- July 26, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 31 remain.
5 Times Lucky: common questions
- Can I still buy 5 Times Lucky?
- No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on July 1, 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 5 Times Lucky?
- December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
- How many $200,000 prizes are still unclaimed in 5 Times Lucky?
- 1 of 5, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
- How many 5 Times Lucky prizes are unclaimed in all?
- 109,494 of 1,422,524, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.
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