Wheel of Fortune — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #48
Wheel of Fortune (#48) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off launched on July 3, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #53 of 62 active games on current payout (66.6%, $3.33 expected back per ticket) and #15 of 16 $5 games, #51 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.54) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 803,205). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.3 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.0% (1 in 4.31 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 3,212,820 tickets are still unsold (42.2% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 42% sold, only 1 of 5 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 803,205, was 1 in 1.1 million). More North Carolina games like this.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Wheel of Fortune, 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, 707,712 of 1,289,278 prizes (54.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,112,016 | 1 in 803,205 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 556,008 | 1 in 642,564 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 278,004 | 1 in 229,487 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 70.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 19,787 | 1 in 20,862 | 281 | 127 | 154 | 54.8% |
| $200 | 1 in 9,911 | 1 in 10,891 | 561 | 266 | 295 | 52.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,208 | 1 in 1,291 | 4,602 | 2,113 | 2,489 | 54.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 70.3 | 1 in 73.9 | 79,084 | 35,608 | 43,476 | 55.0% |
| $25 | 1 in 149.9 | 1 in 157.3 | 37,093 | 16,667 | 20,426 | 55.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 17.9 | 333,579 | 153,887 | 179,692 | 53.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 17.6 | 1 in 18.7 | 315,128 | 143,461 | 171,667 | 54.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.7 | 1 in 11.1 | 518,915 | 229,425 | 289,490 | 55.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.31 | 1 in 4.54 | 1,289,278 | 581,566 | 707,712 | 54.9% |
How Wheel of Fortune has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- October 13, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
Wheel of Fortune: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in Wheel of Fortune?
- 4 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 803,205.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Wheel of Fortune?
- 1 in 4.54 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.31 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.54, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.68.
- Is Wheel of Fortune worth buying?
- Its current payout is 66.6% ($3.33 back per $5 ticket), rank #53 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2, $5) at 75.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Wheel of Fortune tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,212,820 of roughly 5,557,580 printed tickets are unsold (42.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Wheel of Fortune launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 3, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.0% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- LOTERIA® Fiesta — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- $5 MONOPOLY® — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- Jungle Cashword — 70.1% payout, 1 in 3.63 any prize
- Prize Link Connect — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.18 any prize