Cash Pop
From morning until midnight, North Carolina Cash Pop gives you lots of chances every day to win great prizes. You only have to match one number between 1 and 15 to get a payout, and it could be worth up to $2,500. Here are the five daily draw times:
- 9:00 AM - Morning Buzz
- 1:00 PM - Lunch Rush
- 5:00 PM - Clock Out Cash
- 8:00 PM - Primetime POP
- 11:59 PM - Midnight Money
How to Play
Cash Pop is about as simple as a lottery gets, as there is only one winning number in each draw. To play, start by picking your numbers - also known as Pops.
You can select as many as you want - you only need to choose one, but you can boost your chances by picking more or even play all the numbers from 1 to 15 to get a guaranteed win. There are also Quick Pick options for playing one or five numbers if you would prefer to enter a random selection.
The next step is to choose your wager amount - $1, 2, $5 or $10. The more you pay per play, the more you could win.
You can play up to five consecutive drawings. The total cost is calculated by multiplying your wager amount by how many numbers you play, and also the number of draws. For example, if you play two numbers at $3 per Pop, and enter four drawings, the cost would be $24 (2 x 3 x 4).
Tickets are on sale until 15 seconds before each drawing takes place.
Cash Pop Prizes and Odds of Winning
Your ticket will show you how much you could win. Each number you have picked will be shown in a circle, alongside a prize value. This amount is generated at random, but will always be between 5x and 250x your wager amount.
If you wager $10, it is therefore possible to win $2,500. Play the minimum $1 and you could still bank $250.
Your chances of winning are always 1 in 15 for each number that you play. However, the odds for each prize appearing on your ticket are different. It is more likely, for example, that the payout amount will be 5x your wager amount than 250x.
The following table shows the possible prizes for each play amount, along with the odds of winning that amount.
| Prize ($1 Wager) | Odds of Winning ($1 Wager) | Prize ($2 Wager) | Odds of Winning ($2 Wager) | Prize ($5 Wager) | Odds of Winning ($5 Wager) | Prize ($10 Wager) | Odds of Winning ($10 Wager) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5 | 1 in 31 | $10 | 1 in 31 | $25 | 1 in 31 | $50 | 1 in 32 |
| $7 | 1 in 75 | $14 | 1 in 90 | $35 | 1 in 105 | $70 | 1 in 105 |
| $10 | 1 in 105 | $20 | 1 in 105 | $50 | 1 in 120 | $100 | 1 in 120 |
| $15 | 1 in 180 | $30 | 1 in 150 | $75 | 1 in 150 | $150 | 1 in 150 |
| $20 | 1 in 270 | $40 | 1 in 225 | $100 | 1 in 180 | $200 | 1 in 180 |
| $25 | 1 in 630 | $50 | 1 in 450 | $125 | 1 in 300 | $250 | 1 in 240 |
| $50 | 1 in 2,250 | $100 | 1 in 2,250 | $250 | 1 in 2,025 | $500 | 1 in 1,350 |
| $100 | 1 in 4,125 | $200 | 1 in 4,125 | $500 | 1 in 4,125 | $1,000 | 1 in 4,125 |
| $250 | 1 in 15,000 | $500 | 1 in 15,000 | $1,250 | 1 in 15,000 | $2,500 | 1 in 15,000 |