Cashword King — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #7
Cashword King (#7) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #3 of 58 active games on current payout (81.6%, $8.16 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 12 $10 games, #5 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.27) and #12 on top-prize odds (1 in 715,785). Since launch the payout has risen 5.8 points (75.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 8.6% (1 in 3.57 at launch). 1 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 715,785 tickets are still unsold (88.1% sold). That puts it among the best North Carolina scratch-offs to buy right now.
Current payout
81.6%
75.8% at launch
Expected value
$8.16
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.27
1 in 3.57 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.27
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.70
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 35,789
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 5
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
11.9%
≈ 715,785 tickets
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cashword King, 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, 219,197 of 1,693,991 prizes (12.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,208,753 | 1 in 715,785 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 604,376 | 1 in 715,785 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 402,918 | 1 in 715,785 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 201,459 | 1 in 357,892 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 77,984 | 1 in 47,719 | 77 | 62 | 15 | 19.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,969 | 1 in 7,017 | 1,010 | 908 | 102 | 10.1% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,375 | 1 in 2,632 | 2,554 | 2,282 | 272 | 10.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 107.1 | 1 in 117.9 | 56,437 | 50,368 | 6,069 | 10.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 55.2 | 121,049 | 108,081 | 12,968 | 10.7% |
| $40 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 111.0 | 60,523 | 54,072 | 6,451 | 10.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 27.9 | 241,961 | 216,316 | 25,645 | 10.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.65 | 605,160 | 531,020 | 74,140 | 12.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 7.65 | 605,160 | 511,630 | 93,530 | 15.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.57 | 1 in 3.27 | 1,693,991 | 1,474,794 | 219,197 | 12.9% |
How Cashword King has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 25, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 18 remain.
- September 24, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
- September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 47 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 48 remain.
- September 9, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 19 remain.
- September 6, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 49 remain.
- September 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
- August 29, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
- August 26, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 53 remain.
- August 23, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
Cashword King: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Cashword King?
- 1 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 715,785.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cashword King?
- 1 in 3.27 today, compared with 1 in 3.57 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.27, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.70.
- Is Cashword King worth buying?
- Its current payout is 81.6% ($8.16 back per $10 ticket), rank #3 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 Cashword King tickets are left?
- We estimate 715,785 of roughly 6,051,600 printed tickets are unsold (88.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cashword King launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on August 5, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $10 North Carolina scratch-offs
- $1,000,000 Bonus Match — 84.7% payout, 1 in 4.19 any prize
- $10 MONOPOLY® — 79.0% payout, 1 in 3.70 any prize
- Triple Red 777 Jackpot — 76.9% payout, 1 in 3.56 any prize
- $1,000,000 Triple Play — 75.2% payout, 1 in 4.09 any prize
- 50X The Cash — 74.9% payout, 1 in 3.81 any prize