Fourteen scratch-off games ending soon

September 4, 2020 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:41 AM

It’s time to say good-bye to 14 of our scratch-off games. The games end Friday, Oct. 2, but don’t worry. You’ll still have 90 days afterward to claim any prizes you’ve won on any of the following games:

$20 ticket: $5,000,000 Mega Cash
$10 ticket: $5,000 Loaded
$5 tickets: Pay Me!, The BIG $PIN, Extra Play Cashword, 007
$3 tickets: Sizzlin’ Crossword, 15X Crossword
$2 tickets: Junior Big Ol' Bucks (#600), 10X the Cash (#652), Double Match
$1 tickets: Lucky You, Triple Cash, $50 IN A FLASH

All prizes must be claimed on or before Thursday, Dec. 31. Claims between $600 and $99,999 must be made at one of the six regional claim centers before 5 p.m. that day. Claims of $100,000 or more must be made at lottery headquarters in Raleigh before 5 p.m. on that day as well.

Mail-in claims must be received within 90 days of the official end-of-game date. Remember, postmarks will not satisfy the 90-day requirement.

Check your tickets carefully and make sure you're not overlooking some prizes. And as the old adage goes, “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” And boy, were these games fun.

10 COMMENTS

9/21/2020 04:06 - Melinda M.

Ok kI myself enjoy playing scratch off,Need me Ticket that will make me a Trip to go to the claims office ??????For some big cash & from their be straight to beach take my 6 year for first time ! Wishing everyone good luck

9/11/2020 08:42 - William D.

Sure would like to know when cards are re-ordered. Especially here in the news blog just like this one that has the ended tickets. Would really be Nice.NC Lottery
Thanks for the feedback, William. Right now you can see when a game has been reordered on the scratch-off information page for that individual game.

9/09/2020 09:19 - Troy B.

How can I find the 5000 Loaded tickets are being sold?NC Lottery
Unfortunately we don't have that detailed of information on hand. It is up to each retailer to decide which games they would like to carry in their stores. We recommend visiting another retailer or calling our regional office if you are looking for a specific game.

9/09/2020 09:18 - Troy B.

Why is there a limit of entries that can be scanned into lucke rewards? NC Lottery
We want to do everything we can to help our players Play Smart, which is why we have a limit to the number of tickets a player can enter into their Lucke-Rewards account each day. Over the years we have received lots of feedback from our players about this. Some wish the limit was higher and some wish it was lower. At this time we don't have any plans to change the daily limit.

9/08/2020 05:42 - Latoya S.

How are the 2 second chance prizes picked I really wanna know? I been playing for years with big amounts of points and yet have I not won anything how are the winners being selected. It just don’t seem right NC Lottery
Our Lucke-Rewards and Second Chance drawings are conducted using a random number generator. Each entry is assigned a random number and then the generator picks one. We have strict security procedures in place to ensure the fairness of these drawings and they are always attended by an auditor who verifies the results. We're sorry to hear you haven't had more luck, Latoya. Drawings likes these often have millions of entries, so while the more entries you make, the better your odds, all it takes is having one lucky entry.

9/08/2020 12:15 - juan s.

Piease advise me that the same numbers are coming out on a regularly basic.It make you not want to Iplay I personally think people got inside tract on some of this pick 4 numbers,I have check other state lottery numbers and there is a different.NC Lottery
In games where you can choose numbers from 0-9, it’s no surprise that we see similar patterns come up every so often. That said, we have strict security procedures in place to ensure that every set of numbers has the exact same chance of being drawn in every drawing.

9/07/2020 09:06 - William A.

Did the lottery add more prizes to the $25 dollar extreme cash ticket or did it start with that many million dollar prizes.NC Lottery
Hi William we placed a reorder for the Extreme Cash scratch-off ticket that included three additional $1 million top prizes.

9/07/2020 04:51 - Chester W.

I see there is another update to the app. But no confetti when checking for winners! Please bring it back or change the color when it is a winning ticket. I almost threw away a winning ticket due to the gray color. Maybe I need better glasses. LOL!NC Lottery
We appreciate the feedback on the app and will share it with the folks who handle improvements and updates for the app.

9/06/2020 02:01 - Shika J.

Hey NCEL I don't know about anyone else I plsy the X the cash & Junior bucks is all I play for the most part. I know that those tickets brought s lot of $$$$ !!!! Why you can't take something else. Seems to me like y'all do things backwards I had to say something maybe y'all all reconsider thanks....Shika JohnsonNC Lottery
Hi Shika, Junior Big Ol' Bucks has been replaced with a newer designed ticket with the same name, you should still see that ticket available at most retailers. We also typically refresh the "X The Cash" family of tickets in early winter every year. Whichever version of X The Cash is your favorite should be making a return soon!

9/04/2020 05:35 - Joshua M.

I would play $5,000 Loaded for that last jackpot, but I can't find any that are near me. :(

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Fourteen scratch-off games ending soon

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