Hit $50! — $1 North Carolina Scratch-Off #51
Hit $50! (#51) is a $1 North Carolina scratch-off launched on August 4, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #62 of 62 active games on current payout (61.2%, $0.61 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 3 $1 games, #56 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.76) and #51 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,839,365). Since launch the payout has risen 0.7 points (60.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.4% (1 in 4.92 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 5,518,096 tickets are still unsold (36.1% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Last top prize claimed: September 26, 2026, 29 days ago.
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. 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, 1,160,293 of 1,756,606 prizes (66.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 1,727,400 | 1 in 1,839,365 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 102,821 | 1 in 104,115 | 84 | 31 | 53 | 63.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 393.4 | 1 in 400.2 | 21,957 | 8,168 | 13,789 | 62.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 1,205 | 1 in 1,222 | 7,167 | 2,652 | 4,515 | 63.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 119.9 | 1 in 120.4 | 72,036 | 26,221 | 45,815 | 63.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.6 | 172,794 | 61,527 | 111,267 | 64.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 98.2 | 86,296 | 30,105 | 56,191 | 65.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 12.2 | 1 in 11.9 | 705,382 | 241,014 | 464,368 | 65.8% |
| $1 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 11.9 | 690,885 | 226,593 | 464,292 | 67.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.92 | 1 in 4.76 | 1,756,606 | 596,313 | 1,160,293 | 66.1% |
How Hit $50! has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 26, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
Hit $50!: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Hit $50!?
- 3 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,839,365.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hit $50!?
- 1 in 4.76 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.92 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.76, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 7.93.
- Is Hit $50! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 61.2% ($0.61 back per $1 ticket), rank #62 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Lucky 7s (#40, $1) at 62.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hit $50! tickets are left?
- We estimate 5,518,096 of roughly 8,636,063 printed tickets are unsold (36.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Hit $50! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 4, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Lucky 7s — 62.5% payout, 1 in 4.60 any prize
- 5X The Cash — 62.2% payout, 1 in 4.64 any prize