Wheel of Fortune — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #48
Wheel of Fortune (#48) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #48 of 58 active games on current payout (67.5%, $3.37 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 14 $5 games, #41 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.44) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 904,640). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.4 points (68.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 3.1% (1 in 4.31 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 3,618,561 tickets are still unsold (34.9% 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 Wheel of Fortune, 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, 814,594 of 1,289,278 prizes (63.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,112,016 | 1 in 904,640 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 556,008 | 1 in 603,094 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 60.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 278,004 | 1 in 241,237 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 75.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 19,787 | 1 in 20,677 | 281 | 106 | 175 | 62.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 9,911 | 1 in 10,612 | 561 | 220 | 341 | 60.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,208 | 1 in 1,261 | 4,602 | 1,733 | 2,869 | 62.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 70.3 | 1 in 72.5 | 79,084 | 29,176 | 49,908 | 63.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 149.9 | 1 in 154.1 | 37,093 | 13,605 | 23,488 | 63.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 17.4 | 333,579 | 125,745 | 207,834 | 62.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 17.6 | 1 in 18.3 | 315,128 | 117,281 | 197,847 | 62.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.7 | 1 in 10.9 | 518,915 | 186,808 | 332,107 | 64.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.31 | 1 in 4.44 | 1,289,278 | 474,684 | 814,594 | 63.2% |
How Wheel of Fortune has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
Wheel of Fortune: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in Wheel of Fortune?
- 4 of 5 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 904,640.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Wheel of Fortune?
- 1 in 4.44 today, compared with 1 in 4.31 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.44, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.50.
- Is Wheel of Fortune worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.5% ($3.37 back per $5 ticket), rank #48 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 Wheel of Fortune tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,618,561 of roughly 5,557,580 printed tickets are unsold (34.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Wheel of Fortune launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.1% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- 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