LOTERIA® Fiesta — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #2
LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #28 of 58 active games on current payout (74.0%, $3.70 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 14 $5 games, #10 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.39) and #17 on top-prize odds (1 in 954,758). Since launch the payout has risen 5.0 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 12.2% (1 in 3.86 at launch). 1 of 6 top prizes of $150,000 remain, and we estimate 954,758 tickets are still unsold (87.0% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Current payout
74.0%
69.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.70
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.39
1 in 3.86 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.39
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.93
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 318,253
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 6
$150,000 each
Tickets remaining
13.0%
≈ 954,758 tickets
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in LOTERIA® Fiesta, 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, 281,381 of 1,896,261 prizes (14.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 1 in 1,221,220 | 1 in 954,758 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 610,610 | 1 in 954,758 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 407,073 | 1 in 954,758 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5.6% |
| $500 | 1 in 58,619 | 1 in 53,042 | 125 | 107 | 18 | 14.4% |
| $300 | 1 in 29,193 | 1 in 23,869 | 251 | 211 | 40 | 15.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 11,743 | 1 in 11,366 | 624 | 540 | 84 | 13.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 748.4 | 1 in 761.4 | 9,791 | 8,537 | 1,254 | 12.8% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,493 | 1 in 1,485 | 4,907 | 4,264 | 643 | 13.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 240.4 | 1 in 257.4 | 30,476 | 26,767 | 3,709 | 12.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 803.4 | 1 in 833.8 | 9,121 | 7,976 | 1,145 | 12.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 104.5 | 1 in 113.5 | 70,138 | 61,729 | 8,409 | 12.0% |
| $25 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 60.1 | 122,104 | 106,211 | 15,893 | 13.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 44.8 | 152,661 | 131,333 | 21,328 | 14.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 28.8 | 244,244 | 211,129 | 33,115 | 13.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.1 | 1 in 12.6 | 519,019 | 443,533 | 75,486 | 14.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 7.94 | 732,764 | 612,510 | 120,254 | 16.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.86 | 1 in 3.39 | 1,896,261 | 1,614,880 | 281,381 | 14.8% |
How LOTERIA® Fiesta has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: one $150,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
- September 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- September 19, 2025: one $150,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
- August 19, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- August 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
- July 24, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
- July 8, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
- July 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
LOTERIA® Fiesta: common questions
- How many $150,000 prizes are left in LOTERIA® Fiesta?
- 1 of 6 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 954,758.
- What are the odds of winning anything on LOTERIA® Fiesta?
- 1 in 3.39 today, compared with 1 in 3.86 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.39, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.93.
- Is LOTERIA® Fiesta worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.0% ($3.70 back per $5 ticket), rank #28 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative today is Double Your Money (#10, $5) at 81.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many LOTERIA® Fiesta tickets are left?
- We estimate 954,758 of roughly 7,327,640 printed tickets are unsold (87.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did LOTERIA® Fiesta launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.1% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- Mega Bucks — 70.8% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
- $5 MONOPOLY® — 70.5% payout, 1 in 4.13 any prize
- Jungle Cashword — 70.0% payout, 1 in 3.64 any prize
- CASH — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.16 any prize