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50X The Cash — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #981

Data captured September 9, 2026 · no longer on sale, claim by December 3, 2026

50X The Cash (#981) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (66.5%, $6.65 expected back per ticket) and #— of 12 $10 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.05) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 949,889). Since launch the payout has fallen 8.4 points (74.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 8.0% (1 in 3.75 at launch). 1 of 6 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 949,889 tickets are still unsold (90.4% sold). 50X The Cash is no longer on sale in North Carolina; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

Current payout
66.5%
74.8% at launch
Expected value
$6.65
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.05
1 in 3.75 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.05
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.27
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 24,356
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 6
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
9.6%
≈ 949,889 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 50X 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, 234,741 of 2,636,708 prizes (8.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 1,647,105 1 in 949,889 6 5 1 16.7%
$50,000 1 in 1,235,329 1 in 949,889 8 7 1 12.5%
$10,000 1 in 494,132 1 in 237,472 20 16 4 20.0%
$5,000 1 in 247,066 1 in 316,630 40 37 3 7.5%
$1,000 1 in 29,239 1 in 31,663 338 308 30 8.9%
$500 1 in 2,402 1 in 3,668 4,114 3,855 259 6.3%
$200 1 in 2,005 1 in 2,887 4,929 4,600 329 6.7%
$100 1 in 79.9 1 in 110.2 123,739 115,119 8,620 7.0%
$50 1 in 30.0 1 in 42.3 329,421 306,940 22,481 6.8%
$40 1 in 149.8 1 in 213.0 65,984 61,525 4,459 6.8%
$30 1 in 150.4 1 in 205.6 65,709 61,089 4,620 7.0%
$20 1 in 10.0 1 in 12.8 988,217 914,116 74,101 7.5%
$10 1 in 9.37 1 in 7.93 1,054,183 934,350 119,833 11.4%
All prizes1 in 3.751 in 4.05 2,636,7082,401,967 234,7418.9%

How 50X The Cash has moved

65% 71% 76% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 50X The Cash. 121 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.

50X The Cash: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in 50X The Cash?
1 of 6 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 949,889.
What are the odds of winning anything on 50X The Cash?
1 in 4.05 today, compared with 1 in 3.75 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.05, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 8.27.
Is 50X The Cash worth buying?
Its current payout is 66.5% ($6.65 back per $10 ticket), rank #— of 58 in North Carolina. The best $10 alternative today is $1,000,000 Bonus Match (#11, $10) at 84.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 50X The Cash tickets are left?
We estimate 949,889 of roughly 9,877,695 printed tickets are unsold (90.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 50X The Cash launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on February 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

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