Stacks of Cash — $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off #27
Stacks of Cash (#27) is a $20 North Carolina scratch-off launched on January 6, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #18 of 62 active games on current payout (77.0%, $15.39 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 11 $20 games, #12 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.51) and #22 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,051,143). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.7 points (77.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.5% (1 in 3.35 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,102,286 tickets are still unsold (52.4% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Stacks of Cash, 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, 599,288 of 1,317,559 prizes (45.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 1 in 1,471,920 | 1 in 1,051,143 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 735,960 | 1 in 700,762 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 367,980 | 1 in 420,457 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 41.7% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 58,877 | 1 in 56,819 | 75 | 38 | 37 | 49.3% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 58,877 | 1 in 58,397 | 75 | 39 | 36 | 48.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 2,980 | 1 in 3,249 | 1,482 | 835 | 647 | 43.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 119.9 | 1 in 126.9 | 36,839 | 20,271 | 16,568 | 45.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 20.8 | 1 in 22.0 | 211,842 | 116,424 | 95,418 | 45.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 24.0 | 1 in 25.2 | 183,834 | 100,420 | 83,414 | 45.4% |
| $40 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 42.0 | 110,455 | 60,399 | 50,056 | 45.3% |
| $30 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.7 | 294,481 | 160,771 | 133,710 | 45.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 9.23 | 1 in 9.58 | 478,455 | 259,063 | 219,392 | 45.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.35 | 1 in 3.51 | 1,317,559 | 718,271 | 599,288 | 45.5% |
How Stacks of Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 20, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 36 remain.
- October 6, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
- September 24, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 38 remain.
- September 18, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 39 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
Stacks of Cash: common questions
- How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Stacks of Cash?
- 2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,051,143.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Stacks of Cash?
- 1 in 3.51 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.35 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.53.
- Is Stacks of Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 77.0% ($15.39 back per $20 ticket), rank #18 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Ruby Red 7's (#8, $20) at 78.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Stacks of Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,102,286 of roughly 4,416,140 printed tickets are unsold (52.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Stacks of Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $20 North Carolina scratch-offs
- 100X The Cash — 79.1% payout, 1 in 2.62 any prize
- Ruby Red 7's — 78.1% payout, 1 in 3.57 any prize
- $2 MILLION VAULT — 77.4% payout, 1 in 3.41 any prize
- 20 Years — 76.7% payout, 1 in 3.41 any prize
- $2,000,000 Taxes Paid — 76.1% payout, 1 in 3.83 any prize