The current odds of winning any prize on Cash Drop are 1 in 4.75 (21.03%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 4 $20,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 3 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 44% of the game's 6,887,152 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Cash Drop is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Feb 18, 2027.

Among the 11 $2 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Cash Drop ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.75 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is $2 Holiday Gold, where 1 in 4.15 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Cash Drop has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000 at 1 in 1,007,948 (3 of 4 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 215,989 (11 of 24 left); $500+ at 1 in 57,054 (39 of 88 left); $200+ at 1 in 19,894 (99 of 265 left); $100+ at 1 in 4,064 (592 of 1,441 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,813 (924 of 2,367 left); $40+ at 1 in 964 (1,470 of 3,734 left); $20+ at 1 in 39 (74,351 of 183,508 left); $10+ at 1 in 24.3 (46,757 of 114,662 left); $5+ at 1 in 16.5 (58,795 of 137,661 left); $4+ at 1 in 8.12 (189,138 of 447,328 left); $2+ at 1 in 4.75 (263,759 of 596,424 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Cash Drop ticket are 1 in 4.75 (21.03%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.12 (12.31%).

Cash Drop costs $2 per ticket. It is sold at authorized North Carolina Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — North Carolina scratch tickets and North Carolina scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The North Carolina Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in North Carolina call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Cash Drop, a $2 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Oct 7, 2025 by the North Carolina Lottery.