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Average valueActive20X The Cash · $5 · North Carolina Lottery
20X The Cash: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.45 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 17 · $5 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 17 · $5 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
20X The Cash is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 13 of the original 15 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 21% of the 21.4M printed tickets have been sold.
69.0%
expected return
1 in 4.37
odds of any win
13 of 15
$250K top prizes left
21%
claimed · 4.4M of 21.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,889,833 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 12,776 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.24 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $250K
$0.21 · 4.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
3,889,749 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% 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.
21.4M
tickets printed
4.4M
tickets claimed · 21%
17M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
87%
Tickets left
79%
87% 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 $5 NC peers
#5 of 17
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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