$100,000 Cash Payday — $30 North Carolina Scratch-Off #35
$100,000 Cash Payday (#35) is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #13 of 58 active games on current payout (77.5%, $23.25 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 9 $30 games, #12 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.51) and #6 on top-prize odds (1 in 76,950). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (77.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 0.5% (1 in 3.49 at launch). 55 of 80 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 4,232,265 tickets are still unsold (31.1% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $100,000 Cash Payday, 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, 1,205,486 of 1,757,463 prizes (68.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 76,752 | 1 in 76,950 | 80 | 25 | 55 | 68.8% |
| $30,000 | 1 in 614,019 | 1 in 604,609 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 70.0% |
| $3,000 | 1 in 39,109 | 1 in 38,828 | 157 | 48 | 109 | 69.4% |
| $500 | 1 in 581.7 | 1 in 576.4 | 10,555 | 3,213 | 7,342 | 69.6% |
| $300 | 1 in 85.7 | 1 in 86.3 | 71,663 | 22,623 | 49,040 | 68.4% |
| $150 | 1 in 38.3 | 1 in 38.5 | 160,462 | 50,642 | 109,820 | 68.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.1 | 409,355 | 129,416 | 279,939 | 68.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.6 | 491,138 | 154,542 | 336,596 | 68.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.0 | 614,043 | 191,465 | 422,578 | 68.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.49 | 1 in 3.51 | 1,757,463 | 551,977 | 1,205,486 | 68.6% |
How $100,000 Cash Payday has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 12, 2026: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 55 remain.
$100,000 Cash Payday: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in $100,000 Cash Payday?
- 55 of 80 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 76,950.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $100,000 Cash Payday?
- 1 in 3.51 today, compared with 1 in 3.49 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 5.41.
- Is $100,000 Cash Payday worth buying?
- Its current payout is 77.5% ($23.25 back per $30 ticket), rank #13 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative today is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $100,000 Cash Payday tickets are left?
- We estimate 4,232,265 of roughly 6,140,430 printed tickets are unsold (31.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $100,000 Cash Payday launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs
- MAX-A-MILLION — 80.2% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
- Millionaire Bucks — 80.0% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
- 200X The Cash — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.08 any prize
- $5,000,000 Ultimate — 78.1% payout, 1 in 3.32 any prize
- Carolina Black Premier — 77.7% payout, 1 in 4.47 any prize