Carnival Cash — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1957
Carnival Cash (#1957) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #45 of 60 active games on current payout (65.8%, $3.29 expected back per ticket) and #18 of 19 $5 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.37) and #29 on top-prize odds (1 in 495,335). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.7 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.1% (1 in 3.33 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 990,670 tickets are still unsold (54.2% sold). That is below average for Washington; the Washington ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Carnival 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 Washington game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 294,323 of 650,138 prizes (45.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 541,000 | 1 in 495,335 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 360,667 | 1 in 330,223 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 216,400 | 1 in 198,134 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 938.4 | 1 in 999.7 | 2,306 | 1,315 | 991 | 43.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.6 | 1 in 52.4 | 43,633 | 24,719 | 18,914 | 43.3% |
| $30 | 1 in 149.4 | 1 in 156.8 | 14,485 | 8,168 | 6,317 | 43.6% |
| $25 | 1 in 400.9 | 1 in 414.7 | 5,398 | 3,009 | 2,389 | 44.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 104.8 | 21,624 | 12,167 | 9,457 | 43.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 200.1 | 1 in 203.4 | 10,812 | 5,941 | 4,871 | 45.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 14.6 | 151,528 | 83,729 | 67,799 | 44.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.41 | 1 in 5.40 | 400,332 | 216,757 | 183,575 | 45.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.33 | 1 in 3.37 | 650,138 | 355,815 | 294,323 | 45.3% |
How Carnival Cash has moved
Carnival Cash: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Carnival Cash?
- 2 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 495,335.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Carnival Cash?
- 1 in 3.37 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.37, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.95.
- Is Carnival Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.8% ($3.29 back per $5 ticket), rank #45 of 60 in Washington. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED (#1941, $5) at 75.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Carnival Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 990,670 of roughly 2,164,000 printed tickets are unsold (54.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Carnival Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Washington scratch games
- QUEEN OF HEARTS — 78.4% payout, 1 in 2.60 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.3% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 75.1% payout, 1 in 2.73 any prize
- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — 73.4% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
- COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.26 any prize