20X The Cash — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #980
20X The Cash (#980) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (67.1%, $3.36 expected back per ticket) and #— of 14 $5 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.32) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 911,172). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.8 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.3% (1 in 4.33 at launch). 3 of 8 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 2,733,517 tickets are still unsold (76.5% sold). 20X The Cash is no longer on sale in North Carolina; the figures below are final as of September 12, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in 20X The Cash, 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, 632,929 of 2,689,964 prizes (23.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 1,456,185 | 1 in 911,172 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 728,093 | 1 in 683,379 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 58,836 | 1 in 62,125 | 198 | 154 | 44 | 22.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 17,284 | 1 in 19,387 | 674 | 533 | 141 | 20.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 168.6 | 77,656 | 61,443 | 16,213 | 20.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 172.7 | 77,682 | 61,852 | 15,830 | 20.4% |
| $40 | 1 in 400.1 | 1 in 453.6 | 29,115 | 23,089 | 6,026 | 20.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 150.1 | 1 in 170.9 | 77,617 | 61,624 | 15,993 | 20.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 34.3 | 1 in 37.3 | 339,676 | 266,473 | 73,203 | 21.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 12.0 | 1,019,608 | 791,005 | 228,603 | 22.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.9 | 1 in 9.87 | 1,067,714 | 790,845 | 276,869 | 25.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.33 | 1 in 4.32 | 2,689,964 | 2,057,035 | 632,929 | 23.5% |
How 20X The Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 100 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 101 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 102 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 103 remain.
- September 4, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 104 remain.
- September 3, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 106 remain.
- August 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 107 remain.
- August 21, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- August 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 108 remain.
- August 7, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 109 remain.
- August 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 110 remain.
- August 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 111 remain.
20X The Cash: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in 20X The Cash?
- 3 of 8 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 911,172.
- What are the odds of winning anything on 20X The Cash?
- 1 in 4.32 today, compared with 1 in 4.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.32, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.68.
- Is 20X The Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.1% ($3.36 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 58 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative today is Double Your Money (#10, $5) at 81.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many 20X The Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,733,517 of roughly 11,648,760 printed tickets are unsold (76.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did 20X The Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.
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