The current odds of winning any prize on Jungle Cashword are 1 in 3.89 (25.67%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $150,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 5 $150,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 2, 2026. We estimate about 47% of the game's 6,158,075 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Jungle Cashword is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 23 $5 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Jungle Cashword ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.89 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Loteria Grande, where 1 in 3.88 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Jungle Cashword has 14 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $150,000 at 1 in 1,460,608 (2 of 5 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 365,152 (6 of 15 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 153,748 (11 of 21 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 56,177 (33 of 82 left); $500+ at 1 in 17,184 (118 of 264 left); $200+ at 1 in 5,302 (381 of 843 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,035 (2,271 of 5,171 left); $50+ at 1 in 116 (22,460 of 51,282 left); $40+ at 1 in 91 (6,817 of 15,482 left); $30+ at 1 in 48.8 (27,761 of 63,871 left); $20+ at 1 in 22.8 (68,002 of 153,942 left); $15+ at 1 in 13.4 (90,575 of 205,216 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.42 (236,718 of 512,980 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.89 (294,864 of 615,648 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Jungle Cashword ticket are 1 in 3.89 (25.67%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.42 (15.58%).

Jungle Cashword costs $5 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.

Jungle Cashword, a $5 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on May 5, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.