Hit $50! — $1 North Carolina Scratch-Off #51
Hit $50! (#51) is a $1 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #58 of 58 active games on current payout (60.7%, $0.61 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 3 $1 games, #54 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.84) and #45 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,703,945). Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (60.4% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.5% (1 in 4.92 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 6,815,779 tickets are still unsold (21.1% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Hit $50!, 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, 1,408,175 of 1,756,606 prizes (80.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 1,727,400 | 1 in 1,703,945 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 102,821 | 1 in 106,497 | 84 | 20 | 64 | 76.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 393.4 | 1 in 397.0 | 21,957 | 4,789 | 17,168 | 78.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 1,205 | 1 in 1,224 | 7,167 | 1,599 | 5,568 | 77.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 119.9 | 1 in 120.3 | 72,036 | 15,390 | 56,646 | 78.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.8 | 172,794 | 35,883 | 136,911 | 79.2% |
| $3 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 99.4 | 86,296 | 17,761 | 68,535 | 79.4% |
| $2 | 1 in 12.2 | 1 in 12.1 | 705,382 | 140,991 | 564,391 | 80.0% |
| $1 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.2 | 690,885 | 131,997 | 558,888 | 80.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.92 | 1 in 4.84 | 1,756,606 | 348,431 | 1,408,175 | 80.2% |
How Hit $50! has moved
Hit $50!: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Hit $50!?
- 4 of 5 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,703,945.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hit $50!?
- 1 in 4.84 today, compared with 1 in 4.92 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.84, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.03.
- Is Hit $50! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.7% ($0.61 back per $1 ticket), rank #58 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $1 alternative today is 5X The Cash (#28, $1) at 61.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hit $50! tickets are left?
- We estimate 6,815,779 of roughly 8,636,063 printed tickets are unsold (21.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Hit $50! launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 North Carolina scratch-offs
- 5X The Cash — 61.8% payout, 1 in 4.68 any prize
- Lucky 7s — 60.8% payout, 1 in 4.76 any prize