1 of 3
top prizes of $150,000 still out there
Ticket price$5
Top prize$150,000
Launch odds1 in 3.93
Prizes remaining (all tiers)462,307
Holiday Cashword is a $5 scratch-off from the North Carolina Lottery (game #19) with a top prize of $150,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.93 at launch. It no longer appears in official North Carolina lottery data — the counts below are the last ones we recorded, from Aug 26, 2026.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 1 | 3 |
| $5,000 | 5 | 12 |
| $1,000 | 26 | 62 |
| $500 | 153 | 307 |
| $250 | 172 | 370 |
| $200 | 207 | 434 |
| $100 | 2,557 | 5,369 |
| $75 | 3,331 | 6,910 |
| $50 | 9,100 | 18,520 |
| $25 | 31,592 | 61,771 |
| $20 | 80,551 | 169,889 |
| $10 | 148,932 | 308,853 |
| $5 | 185,680 | 370,600 |
Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data.
Holiday Cashword no longer appears in official North Carolina lottery data. The last counts we recorded (Aug 26, 2026) showed 1 of 3 top prizes of $150,000 unclaimed.
Holiday Cashword is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #19 from the North Carolina Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.93, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
The last official North Carolina lottery data we recorded for this game is from Aug 26, 2026.
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