Bits & Odds

500X The Cash — $50 North Carolina Scratch-Off #32

Data captured September 9, 2026

500X The Cash (#32) is a $50 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #2 of 58 active games on current payout (82.1%, $41.03 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 2 $50 games, #7 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.36) and #56 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,026,084). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (82.4% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.0% (1 in 3.33 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $10,000,000 remain, and we estimate 12,104,334 tickets are still unsold (25.8% sold). That puts it among the best North Carolina scratch-offs to buy right now.

Current payout
82.1%
82.4% at launch
Expected value
$41.03
per $50 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.36
1 in 3.33 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.36
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.04
win more than $50
$600+ odds
1 in 12,466
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
4 of 5
$10,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
74.2%
≈ 12,104,334 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 500X 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, 3,601,662 of 4,900,399 prizes (73.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$10,000,000 1 in 3,261,006 1 in 3,026,084 5 1 4 80.0%
$250,000 1 in 1,630,503 1 in 1,729,191 10 3 7 70.0%
$50,000 1 in 543,501 1 in 526,275 30 7 23 76.7%
$10,000 1 in 271,751 1 in 275,099 60 16 44 73.3%
$4,000 1 in 31,477 1 in 30,957 518 127 391 75.5%
$2,000 1 in 24,049 1 in 24,112 678 176 502 74.0%
$500 1 in 48.0 1 in 48.6 339,734 90,736 248,998 73.3%
$250 1 in 158.9 1 in 160.9 102,608 27,366 75,242 73.3%
$200 1 in 30.0 1 in 30.4 543,501 144,712 398,789 73.4%
$100 1 in 7.14 1 in 7.22 2,282,680 606,545 1,676,135 73.4%
$50 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.1 1,630,575 429,048 1,201,527 73.7%
All prizes1 in 3.331 in 3.36 4,900,3991,298,737 3,601,66273.5%

How 500X The Cash has moved

81% 83% 84% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 500X 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.

500X The Cash: common questions

How many $10,000,000 prizes are left in 500X The Cash?
4 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,026,084.
What are the odds of winning anything on 500X The Cash?
1 in 3.36 today, compared with 1 in 3.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.36, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 5.04.
Is 500X The Cash worth buying?
Its current payout is 82.1% ($41.03 back per $50 ticket), rank #2 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $50 alternative today is $8 Million Money Maker (#972, $50) at 81.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 500X The Cash tickets are left?
We estimate 12,104,334 of roughly 16,305,750 printed tickets are unsold (25.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 500X 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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