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Weak valueActive10X The Cash · $2 · North Carolina Lottery
10X The Cash: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.32 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
10X The Cash is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.0%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 66.5%. 10 of the original 12 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 21% of the 19.1M printed tickets have been sold.
66.0%
expected return
1 in 4.67
odds of any win
10 of 12
$50K top prizes left
21%
claimed · 4M of 19.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,238,126 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 104,996 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.32 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.28 · 64.0% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.04 · 2.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
3,238,094 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
21% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
19.1M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 21%
15.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
83%
Tickets left
79%
83% of top prizes remain with only 79% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
North Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 NC peers
#2 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM.
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