Cash Drop — $2 North Carolina Scratch-Off #12
Cash Drop (#12) is a $2 North Carolina scratch-off. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #58 of 62 active games on current payout (62.6%, $1.25 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 7 $2 games, #58 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.79) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,025,540). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.7 points (66.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 3.5% (1 in 4.63 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 3,076,619 tickets are still unsold (55.3% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 55% sold, only 1 of 4 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 1.0 million, was 1 in 1.7 million). More North Carolina games like this.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cash Drop, 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, 641,803 of 1,487,506 prizes (43.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 1,720,388 | 1 in 1,025,540 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 286,731 | 1 in 279,693 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 45.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 78,199 | 1 in 76,915 | 88 | 48 | 40 | 45.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 25,968 | 1 in 31,077 | 265 | 166 | 99 | 37.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 4,776 | 1 in 5,162 | 1,441 | 845 | 596 | 41.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 2,907 | 1 in 3,305 | 2,367 | 1,436 | 931 | 39.3% |
| $40 | 1 in 1,843 | 1 in 2,076 | 3,734 | 2,252 | 1,482 | 39.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 41.0 | 183,508 | 108,464 | 75,044 | 40.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 65.2 | 114,662 | 67,441 | 47,221 | 41.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 51.9 | 137,661 | 78,340 | 59,321 | 43.1% |
| $4 | 1 in 15.4 | 1 in 16.1 | 447,328 | 256,435 | 190,893 | 42.7% |
| $2 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.6 | 596,424 | 330,262 | 266,162 | 44.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.63 | 1 in 4.79 | 1,487,506 | 845,703 | 641,803 | 43.1% |
How Cash Drop has moved
Cash Drop: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Cash Drop?
- 3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,025,540.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cash Drop?
- 1 in 4.79 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.63 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.79, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.19.
- Is Cash Drop worth buying?
- Its current payout is 62.6% ($1.25 back per $2 ticket), rank #58 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Jr Big Ol Bucks (#44, $2) at 69.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cash Drop tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,076,619 of roughly 6,882,733 printed tickets are unsold (55.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cash Drop launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $2 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Jr Big Ol Bucks — 69.3% payout, 1 in 4.40 any prize
- 10X The Cash — 67.5% payout, 1 in 4.54 any prize
- Easy $100s — 66.3% payout, 1 in 4.54 any prize
- $20,000 Taxes Paid — 66.0% payout, 1 in 4.46 any prize
- Corner Payout — 66.0% payout, 1 in 4.48 any prize