Xtreme Cashword — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #949
Xtreme Cashword (#949) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off that can no longer be bought, only claimed. North Carolina has stopped selling it. Winning tickets can be claimed until December 3, 2026; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 2 of 9 top prizes of $150,000 are still unclaimed, and 303,471 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the North Carolina scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.
Prizes still unclaimed
Every prize level in Xtreme Cashword and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 303,471 of 2,631,445 prizes (11.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22.2% |
| $5,000 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5.6% |
| $1,000 | 176 | 166 | 10 | 5.7% |
| $500 | 441 | 412 | 29 | 6.6% |
| $300 | 528 | 490 | 38 | 7.2% |
| $200 | 870 | 817 | 53 | 6.1% |
| $100 | 8,562 | 7,892 | 670 | 7.8% |
| $50 | 85,971 | 79,253 | 6,718 | 7.8% |
| $40 | 25,773 | 23,816 | 1,957 | 7.6% |
| $30 | 104,863 | 96,257 | 8,606 | 8.2% |
| $20 | 515,333 | 465,217 | 50,116 | 9.7% |
| $10 | 858,235 | 765,261 | 92,974 | 10.8% |
| $5 | 1,030,666 | 888,369 | 142,297 | 13.8% |
| All prizes | 2,631,445 | 2,327,974 | 303,471 | 11.5% |
How Xtreme Cashword has moved
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.
Xtreme Cashword: common questions
- Can I still buy Xtreme Cashword?
- No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on February 16, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
- When is the last day to claim a prize on Xtreme Cashword?
- December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
- How many $150,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Xtreme Cashword?
- 2 of 9, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
- How many Xtreme Cashword prizes are unclaimed in all?
- 303,471 of 2,631,445, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.
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