How many $150,000 prizes are left in Xtreme Cashword?

2 of 9 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 473,159.

What are the odds of winning anything on Xtreme Cashword?

1 in 3.11 today, compared with 1 in 3.92 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.11, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.86.

Is Xtreme Cashword worth buying?

Its current payout is 79.1% ($3.96 back per $5 ticket), rank #— 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 Xtreme Cashword tickets are left?

We estimate 946,318 of roughly 10,306,660 printed tickets are unsold (90.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Xtreme Cashword launch and is it still on sale?

We first saw it on February 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

Xtreme Cashword — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #949

Data captured September 9, 2026 · no longer on sale, claim by December 3, 2026

Xtreme Cashword North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Xtreme Cashword (#949) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (79.1%, $3.96 expected back per ticket) and #— of 14 $5 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 3.11) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 473,159). Since launch the payout has risen 10.1 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 20.6% (1 in 3.92 at launch). 2 of 9 top prizes of $150,000 remain, and we estimate 946,318 tickets are still unsold (90.8% sold). Xtreme Cashword is no longer on sale in North Carolina; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

Current payout

79.1%

69.0% at launch

Expected value

$3.96

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.11

1 in 3.92 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.11

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.86

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 72,794

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 9

$150,000 each

Tickets remaining

9.2%

≈ 946,318 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Xtreme Cashword, 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, 304,215 of 2,631,445 prizes (11.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$150,000	1 in 1,151,290	1 in 473,159	9	7	2	22.2%
$5,000	1 in 575,645	1 in 946,318	18	17	1	5.6%
$1,000	1 in 58,540	1 in 94,632	176	166	10	5.7%
$500	1 in 23,337	1 in 32,632	441	412	29	6.6%
$300	1 in 19,458	1 in 24,903	528	490	38	7.2%
$200	1 in 11,668	1 in 17,855	870	817	53	6.1%
$100	1 in 1,209	1 in 1,408	8,562	7,890	672	7.8%
$50	1 in 120.0	1 in 140.4	85,971	79,232	6,739	7.8%
$40	1 in 400.3	1 in 482.3	25,773	23,811	1,962	7.6%
$30	1 in 98.3	1 in 109.7	104,863	96,237	8,626	8.2%
$20	1 in 20.0	1 in 18.8	515,333	465,111	50,222	9.7%
$10	1 in 12.0	1 in 10.2	858,235	765,022	93,213	10.9%
$5	1 in 10.0	1 in 6.63	1,030,666	888,018	142,648	13.8%
All prizes	1 in 3.92	1 in 3.11	2,631,445	2,327,230	304,215	11.6%

How Xtreme Cashword has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Xtreme Cashword. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 72 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 73 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 74 remain.
September 17, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 75 remain.
September 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 77 remain.
September 12, 2025: one $150,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
September 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 78 remain.
September 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 79 remain.
September 6, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
August 28, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 80 remain.
August 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 81 remain.
August 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 82 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Xtreme Cashword: common questions

How many $150,000 prizes are left in Xtreme Cashword?: 2 of 9 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 473,159.
What are the odds of winning anything on Xtreme Cashword?: 1 in 3.11 today, compared with 1 in 3.92 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.11, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.86.
Is Xtreme Cashword worth buying?: Its current payout is 79.1% ($3.96 back per $5 ticket), rank #— 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 Xtreme Cashword tickets are left?: We estimate 946,318 of roughly 10,306,660 printed tickets are unsold (90.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Xtreme Cashword launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on February 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

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