5X The Cash — $1 North Carolina Scratch-Off #28
5X The Cash (#28) is a $1 North Carolina scratch-off launched on January 30, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #60 of 62 active games on current payout (62.2%, $0.62 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 3 $1 games, #54 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.64) and #49 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,787,095). Since launch the payout has risen 1.4 points (60.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.8% (1 in 4.82 at launch). 8 of 16 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 14,296,762 tickets are still unsold (39.3% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Last top prize claimed: September 17, 2026, 38 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in 5X The Cash, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other North Carolina game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 3,079,792 of 4,885,531 prizes (63.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,472,231 | 1 in 1,787,095 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 233,225 | 1 in 223,387 | 101 | 37 | 64 | 63.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 14,207 | 1 in 14,559 | 1,658 | 676 | 982 | 59.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 6,902 | 1 in 6,913 | 3,413 | 1,345 | 2,068 | 60.6% |
| $25 | 1 in 1,926 | 1 in 1,917 | 12,230 | 4,771 | 7,459 | 61.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 300.0 | 1 in 298.0 | 78,519 | 30,536 | 47,983 | 61.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 98.9 | 235,557 | 91,017 | 144,540 | 61.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 36.8 | 628,215 | 239,705 | 388,510 | 61.8% |
| $4 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 97.4 | 235,557 | 88,788 | 146,769 | 62.3% |
| $2 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 12.8 | 1,766,522 | 651,397 | 1,115,125 | 63.1% |
| $1 | 1 in 12.2 | 1 in 11.7 | 1,923,743 | 697,459 | 1,226,284 | 63.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.82 | 1 in 4.64 | 4,885,531 | 1,805,739 | 3,079,792 | 63.0% |
How 5X The Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 17, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
5X The Cash: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in 5X The Cash?
- 8 of 16 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,787,095.
- What are the odds of winning anything on 5X The Cash?
- 1 in 4.64 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.82 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.64, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 7.71.
- Is 5X The Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 62.2% ($0.62 back per $1 ticket), rank #60 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Lucky 7s (#40, $1) at 62.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many 5X The Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 14,296,762 of roughly 23,546,614 printed tickets are unsold (39.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did 5X The Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 30, 2026. It is still on sale.