LOTERIA® Fiesta — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #2
LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #29 of 58 active games on current payout (73.8%, $3.69 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 14 $5 games, #10 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.40) and #17 on top-prize odds (1 in 938,451). Since launch the payout has risen 4.8 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 11.9% (1 in 3.86 at launch). 1 of 6 top prizes of $150,000 remain, and we estimate 938,451 tickets are still unsold (87.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Current payout
73.8%
69.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.69
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.40
1 in 3.86 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.40
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.95
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 312,817
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 6
$150,000 each
Tickets remaining
12.8%
≈ 938,451 tickets
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in LOTERIA® Fiesta, 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, 275,809 of 1,896,261 prizes (14.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 1 in 1,221,220 | 1 in 938,451 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 610,610 | 1 in 938,451 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 407,073 | 1 in 938,451 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5.6% |
| $500 | 1 in 58,619 | 1 in 52,136 | 125 | 107 | 18 | 14.4% |
| $300 | 1 in 29,193 | 1 in 24,063 | 251 | 212 | 39 | 15.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 11,743 | 1 in 11,307 | 624 | 541 | 83 | 13.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 748.4 | 1 in 766.7 | 9,791 | 8,567 | 1,224 | 12.5% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,493 | 1 in 1,499 | 4,907 | 4,281 | 626 | 12.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 240.4 | 1 in 259.0 | 30,476 | 26,853 | 3,623 | 11.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 803.4 | 1 in 840.2 | 9,121 | 8,004 | 1,117 | 12.2% |
| $30 | 1 in 104.5 | 1 in 114.7 | 70,138 | 61,954 | 8,184 | 11.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 60.3 | 122,104 | 106,540 | 15,564 | 12.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 44.9 | 152,661 | 131,768 | 20,893 | 13.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 29.0 | 244,244 | 211,848 | 32,396 | 13.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.1 | 1 in 12.7 | 519,019 | 445,052 | 73,967 | 14.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 7.95 | 732,764 | 614,692 | 118,072 | 16.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.86 | 1 in 3.40 | 1,896,261 | 1,620,452 | 275,809 | 14.5% |
How LOTERIA® Fiesta has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: one $150,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
- September 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
- September 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- September 19, 2025: one $150,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
- August 19, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- August 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
- July 24, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
- July 8, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
- July 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
LOTERIA® Fiesta: common questions
- How many $150,000 prizes are left in LOTERIA® Fiesta?
- 1 of 6 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 938,451.
- What are the odds of winning anything on LOTERIA® Fiesta?
- 1 in 3.40 today, compared with 1 in 3.86 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.40, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.95.
- Is LOTERIA® Fiesta worth buying?
- Its current payout is 73.8% ($3.69 back per $5 ticket), rank #29 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 LOTERIA® Fiesta tickets are left?
- We estimate 938,451 of roughly 7,327,640 printed tickets are unsold (87.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did LOTERIA® Fiesta launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.1% payout, 1 in 3.85 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