50X The Cash — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #981
50X The Cash (#981) is a $10 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 6 top prizes of $1,000,000 are still unclaimed, and 234,160 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 50X 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, 234,160 of 2,636,708 prizes (8.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% |
| $50,000 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| $10,000 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 20.0% |
| $5,000 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 7.5% |
| $1,000 | 338 | 308 | 30 | 8.9% |
| $500 | 4,114 | 3,855 | 259 | 6.3% |
| $200 | 4,929 | 4,600 | 329 | 6.7% |
| $100 | 123,739 | 115,139 | 8,600 | 7.0% |
| $50 | 329,421 | 306,985 | 22,436 | 6.8% |
| $40 | 65,984 | 61,533 | 4,451 | 6.7% |
| $30 | 65,709 | 61,095 | 4,614 | 7.0% |
| $20 | 988,217 | 914,316 | 73,901 | 7.5% |
| $10 | 1,054,183 | 934,652 | 119,531 | 11.3% |
| All prizes | 2,636,708 | 2,402,548 | 234,160 | 8.9% |
How 50X The Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 124 remain.
- September 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 125 remain.
- September 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 126 remain.
- September 23, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
- September 23, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 128 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- September 18, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 130 remain.
- September 17, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 131 remain.
- September 16, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 133 remain.
- September 12, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
- September 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 135 remain.
- September 9, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 136 remain.
50X The Cash: common questions
- Can I still buy 50X 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 50X The Cash?
- December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are still unclaimed in 50X The Cash?
- 1 of 6, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
- How many 50X The Cash prizes are unclaimed in all?
- 234,160 of 2,636,708, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.
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