How to Play Tennessee Cash

    $1 a play · Mon, Wed and Fri · 10:30 PM CT

    1. 1Pick 5 numbers from 1 to 35 and a Cash Ball from 1 to 5, or ask for a Quick Pick.
    2. 2Each play is $1. Add Quick Cash for $1 more a play if you like.
    3. 3Drawings are Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 10:30 p.m. CT.
    4. 4Choose how many drawings in a row to play, up to 12, starting with the next one.
    5. 5Match all 5 numbers and the Cash Ball for the jackpot, or 2 or more for a smaller prize.

    Add-ons

    • Quick Cash$1 moreSix instant-win numbers: if one matches any of your Tennessee Cash numbers, you win its prize at once.

    You must be 18 or older to buy a ticket or claim a prize. Sales stop 15 minutes before each drawing. See every prize

    More Tennessee Cash rulesHow it works · Jackpot · Prizes · Quick Cash
    How it works
    Pick 5 numbers from 1 to 35 and a Cash Ball from a separate 1 to 5, so it can be the same as one of your 5 numbers. Win by matching 2 or more of the 5 numbers drawn, in any order, with or without the Cash Ball.
    Jackpot
    The jackpot gets 61.43% of each drawing's prize pool, and it carries over to the next drawing until a play matches all 5 numbers and the Cash Ball. Winning plays share it equally, and it's paid in one lump sum, with no yearly payments.
    Prizes
    At least half of each drawing's sales go to prizes. Every prize but the free ticket is pari-mutuel: each prize level gets a set share of the prize pool, split equally among its winning plays and rounded down to whole dollars, so the amounts change every drawing. A level with no winners carries its money to the same level in the next drawing. Each play wins only its highest prize. Matching 2 numbers without the Cash Ball wins a free Quick Pick ticket for the next drawing after you claim it.
    Quick Cash
    Tennessee calls it Quick Cash. Six Quick Cash numbers print on your ticket, five from 1 to 35 and a Cash Ball from 1 to 5, each with a prize from $2 to $500. Each one that matches one of your Tennessee Cash numbers wins its prize right away, whatever the drawing brings, and the Quick Cash Cash Ball only matches your Cash Ball. A multi-draw ticket gets one set of Quick Cash numbers, not one per drawing. Quick Cash can't be bought alone.

    Reviewed by Bishop Woosley, former Director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery and NASPL President.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Answers about Tennessee Cash rules

    How do you play Tennessee Cash?
    Pick 5 numbers from 1 to 35 and a Cash Ball from 1 to 5, or ask for a Quick Pick. Each play is $1. Add Quick Cash for $1 more a play if you like. Drawings are Monday, Wednesday and Friday at about 10:30 p.m. CT. Choose how many drawings in a row to play, up to 12, starting with the next one. Match all 5 numbers and the Cash Ball for the jackpot, or 2 or more for a smaller prize.
    What is Quick Cash in Tennessee Cash?
    Six instant-win numbers: if one matches any of your Tennessee Cash numbers, you win its prize at once.
    How much is a Tennessee Cash ticket?
    $1 a play. Add-ons: Quick Cash ($1 more).
    How late can you buy Tennessee Cash tickets?
    The Tennessee Cash cutoff time is 15 minutes before each drawing: 10:15 PM CT for the 10:30 PM drawing.

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