Cash King — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #26
Cash King (#26) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #52 of 62 active games on current payout (66.8%, $3.34 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 16 $5 games, #40 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.32) and #16 on top-prize odds (1 in 893,412). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.1 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.2% (1 in 4.32 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 893,412 tickets are still unsold (83.4% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cash King, 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, 207,039 of 1,241,367 prizes (16.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,342,110 | 1 in 893,412 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 671,055 | 1 in 893,412 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 134,211 | 1 in 111,676 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 20.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 11,903 | 1 in 11,309 | 451 | 372 | 79 | 17.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 5,952 | 1 in 7,445 | 902 | 782 | 120 | 13.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 668.4 | 1 in 733.5 | 8,032 | 6,814 | 1,218 | 15.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 133.5 | 1 in 149.5 | 40,217 | 34,243 | 5,974 | 14.9% |
| $30 | 1 in 31.3 | 1 in 35.4 | 171,687 | 146,471 | 25,216 | 14.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 40.3 | 143,164 | 120,995 | 22,169 | 15.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.6 | 1 in 13.9 | 393,670 | 329,175 | 64,495 | 16.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 10.2 | 483,192 | 395,434 | 87,758 | 18.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.32 | 1 in 4.32 | 1,241,367 | 1,034,328 | 207,039 | 16.7% |
How Cash King has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 25, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- September 22, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
- September 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
Cash King: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in Cash King?
- 1 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 893,412.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cash King?
- 1 in 4.32 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.32 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.32, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.49.
- Is Cash King worth buying?
- Its current payout is 66.8% ($3.34 back per $5 ticket), rank #52 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2, $5) at 75.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cash King tickets are left?
- We estimate 893,412 of roughly 5,368,263 printed tickets are unsold (83.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cash King launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.0% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- LOTERIA® Fiesta — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- $5 MONOPOLY® — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- Jungle Cashword — 70.1% payout, 1 in 3.63 any prize
- Prize Link Connect — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.18 any prize