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Double Your Money — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #10

Data captured September 9, 2026

Double Your Money (#10) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #5 of 58 active games on current payout (81.1%, $4.05 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 14 $5 games, #22 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.85) and #58 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 12.1 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 22.6% (1 in 4.97 at launch). 0 of 5 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 474,524 tickets are still unsold (92.2% sold). That puts it among the best North Carolina scratch-offs to buy right now.

Current payout
81.1%
69.0% at launch
Expected value
$4.05
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.85
1 in 4.97 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.85
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.85
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 118,631
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
0 of 5
$200,000 each
Tickets remaining
7.8%
≈ 474,524 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Double Your Money, 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, 123,264 of 1,217,066 prizes (10.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$200,000 1 in 1,211,052 5 5 0 0.0%
$10,000 1 in 605,526 10 10 0 0.0%
$2,000 1 in 201,842 1 in 118,631 30 26 4 13.3%
$500 1 in 29,252 1 in 22,596 207 186 21 10.1%
$200 1 in 14,769 1 in 13,957 410 376 34 8.3%
$100 1 in 1,201 1 in 1,074 5,040 4,598 442 8.8%
$50 1 in 200.4 1 in 180.8 30,212 27,587 2,625 8.7%
$30 1 in 30.7 1 in 27.1 197,218 179,680 17,538 8.9%
$20 1 in 34.3 1 in 27.8 176,713 159,666 17,047 9.6%
$10 1 in 7.50 1 in 5.55 807,221 721,668 85,553 10.6%
All prizes1 in 4.971 in 3.85 1,217,0661,093,802 123,26410.1%

How Double Your Money has moved

66% 75% 83% Aug 2025Sep 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Double Your Money. 33 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Double Your Money: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in Double Your Money?
0 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
What are the odds of winning anything on Double Your Money?
1 in 3.85 today, compared with 1 in 4.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.85, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 3.85.
Is Double Your Money worth buying?
Its current payout is 81.1% ($4.05 back per $5 ticket), rank #5 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative today is LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2, $5) at 74.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Double Your Money tickets are left?
We estimate 474,524 of roughly 6,054,158 printed tickets are unsold (92.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Double Your Money launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on August 29, 2025. It is still on sale.

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