Hit $50! — $1 North Carolina Scratch-Off #51
Hit $50! (#51) is a $1 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #58 of 58 active games on current payout (60.8%, $0.61 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 3 $1 games, #54 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.84) and #45 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,726,542). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (60.4% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.6% (1 in 4.92 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 6,906,166 tickets are still unsold (20.0% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Hit $50!, 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, 1,428,087 of 1,756,606 prizes (81.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 1,727,400 | 1 in 1,726,542 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 102,821 | 1 in 106,249 | 84 | 19 | 65 | 77.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 393.4 | 1 in 395.8 | 21,957 | 4,509 | 17,448 | 79.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 1,205 | 1 in 1,222 | 7,167 | 1,515 | 5,652 | 78.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 119.9 | 1 in 120.1 | 72,036 | 14,517 | 57,519 | 79.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.7 | 172,794 | 33,889 | 138,905 | 80.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 99.3 | 86,296 | 16,750 | 69,546 | 80.6% |
| $2 | 1 in 12.2 | 1 in 12.1 | 705,382 | 132,947 | 572,435 | 81.2% |
| $1 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.2 | 690,885 | 124,372 | 566,513 | 82.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.92 | 1 in 4.84 | 1,756,606 | 328,519 | 1,428,087 | 81.3% |
How Hit $50! has moved
Hit $50!: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Hit $50!?
- 4 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,726,542.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hit $50!?
- 1 in 4.84 today, compared with 1 in 4.92 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.84, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.02.
- Is Hit $50! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.8% ($0.61 back per $1 ticket), rank #58 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $1 alternative today is 5X The Cash (#28, $1) at 61.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hit $50! tickets are left?
- We estimate 6,906,166 of roughly 8,636,063 printed tickets are unsold (20.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Hit $50! launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 North Carolina scratch-offs
- 5X The Cash — 61.8% payout, 1 in 4.68 any prize
- Lucky 7s — 60.9% payout, 1 in 4.76 any prize