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$5Holiday Cashword
Game #19 · $5 ticket
Serious Score 60Overall odds: 1 in 4Medium Confidence
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Holiday Cashword is a $5 scratchers from the North Carolina Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 4.
With a current return of 68¢ per dollar, this game offers solid value among North Carolina scratchers. The return rate has held relatively steady since this game launched.
Only 1 of the original 3 top prizes of $150K remain — the biggest payouts are becoming scarce. Prizes are distributed across many tiers, giving players frequent smaller wins. Notably, you have a 1 in 4 chance of at least breaking even — better than most games at this price.
At #5 among $5 games in North Carolina, Holiday Cashword is a competitive option though not quite at the top of the list.
Roughly 49% of printed tickets are still in circulation.
Key Metrics
7dSerious Score60
Current Rate68¢Original: 69¢ · Shift: -1¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
1.8Mof 3.7M printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$150K
1 of 3 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 4(25.4453%)
Any Prize
1 in 4
≥ $500
1 in 9,784
≥ $1K
1 in 55,144
≥ $5K
1 in 303,288
≥ $10K
1 in 1,819,836
≥ $100K
1 in 1,819,750