Jungle Cashword — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #42
Jungle Cashword (#42) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #39 of 58 active games on current payout (70.4%, $3.52 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 14 $5 games, #14 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.62) and #44 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,689,944). Since launch the payout has risen 1.4 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 4.4% (1 in 3.79 at launch). 2 of 5 top prizes of $150,000 remain, and we estimate 3,379,889 tickets are still unsold (45.1% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Jungle Cashword, 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, 933,484 of 1,624,822 prizes (57.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 1 in 1,231,296 | 1 in 1,689,944 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 410,432 | 1 in 482,841 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 293,166 | 1 in 241,421 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 75,079 | 1 in 80,474 | 82 | 40 | 42 | 51.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 23,320 | 1 in 21,806 | 264 | 109 | 155 | 58.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 7,303 | 1 in 7,300 | 843 | 380 | 463 | 54.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,191 | 1 in 1,170 | 5,171 | 2,283 | 2,888 | 55.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 120.1 | 1 in 118.6 | 51,282 | 22,782 | 28,500 | 55.6% |
| $40 | 1 in 397.7 | 1 in 392.1 | 15,482 | 6,861 | 8,621 | 55.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 96.4 | 1 in 95.6 | 63,871 | 28,521 | 35,350 | 55.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 39.3 | 153,942 | 67,967 | 85,975 | 55.8% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 29.5 | 205,216 | 90,621 | 114,595 | 55.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 11.5 | 512,980 | 218,374 | 294,606 | 57.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.33 | 615,648 | 253,382 | 362,266 | 58.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.79 | 1 in 3.62 | 1,624,822 | 691,338 | 933,484 | 57.5% |
How Jungle Cashword has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 12, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 42 remain.
- September 11, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- September 10, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 43 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
Jungle Cashword: common questions
- How many $150,000 prizes are left in Jungle Cashword?
- 2 of 5 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,689,944.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Jungle Cashword?
- 1 in 3.62 today, compared with 1 in 3.79 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.62, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.92.
- Is Jungle Cashword worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.4% ($3.52 back per $5 ticket), rank #39 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 Jungle Cashword tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,379,889 of roughly 6,156,480 printed tickets are unsold (45.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Jungle Cashword launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
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