Double Your Money — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #10
Double Your Money (#10) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #5 of 58 active games on current payout (81.1%, $4.06 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 14 $5 games, #22 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.85) and #58 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 12.1 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 22.7% (1 in 4.97 at launch). 0 of 5 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 471,664 tickets are still unsold (92.2% sold). That puts it among the best North Carolina scratch-offs to buy right now.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Double Your Money, 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, 122,639 of 1,217,066 prizes (10.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,211,052 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 605,526 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 201,842 | 1 in 117,916 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 13.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 29,252 | 1 in 22,460 | 207 | 186 | 21 | 10.1% |
| $200 | 1 in 14,769 | 1 in 14,293 | 410 | 377 | 33 | 8.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,201 | 1 in 1,070 | 5,040 | 4,599 | 441 | 8.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 200.4 | 1 in 180.7 | 30,212 | 27,602 | 2,610 | 8.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 30.7 | 1 in 27.1 | 197,218 | 179,784 | 17,434 | 8.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 34.3 | 1 in 27.8 | 176,713 | 159,765 | 16,948 | 9.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 7.50 | 1 in 5.54 | 807,221 | 722,073 | 85,148 | 10.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.97 | 1 in 3.85 | 1,217,066 | 1,094,427 | 122,639 | 10.1% |
How Double Your Money has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 26, 2025: one $200,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- September 23, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 25 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- September 6, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 27 remain.
- September 4, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- September 4, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.
- September 3, 2025: one $200,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
Double Your Money: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in Double Your Money?
- 0 of 5 as of September 12, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Double Your Money?
- 1 in 3.85 today, compared with 1 in 4.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.85, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 3.85.
- Is Double Your Money worth buying?
- Its current payout is 81.1% ($4.06 back per $5 ticket), rank #5 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative today is LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2, $5) at 73.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Double Your Money tickets are left?
- We estimate 471,664 of roughly 6,054,158 printed tickets are unsold (92.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Double Your Money launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on August 29, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- LOTERIA® Fiesta — 73.8% payout, 1 in 3.40 any prize
- Mega Bucks — 70.5% payout, 1 in 4.28 any prize
- $5 MONOPOLY® — 70.5% payout, 1 in 4.13 any prize
- Jungle Cashword — 70.4% payout, 1 in 3.62 any prize
- CASH — 69.6% payout, 1 in 4.18 any prize