North Carolina lottery wheels
North Carolina's lotto-style game is North Carolina Cash 5. It also sells Powerball, Mega Millions and Millionaire for Life. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the North Carolina games compare and how to play a wheel there.
North Carolina Cash 5 in numbers
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Cash 5 | 5 of 43 | $1 | 7 | Jackpot, from $100,000 | 1 in 962,598 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 14 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Buying tickets in North Carolina
- You can buy them online on the lottery's own website and app, as long as you're in North Carolina.
- Double Play and EZ Match are sold only in stores.
- To play a wheel in a store, copy each line onto an official playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the North Carolina Education Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the North Carolina Education Lottery.
National games in North Carolina
Lucky for Life ended in February 2026; North Carolina now sells Millionaire for Life.
Other North Carolina Education Lottery games
The North Carolina Education Lottery also runs Pick 3, Pick 4, Cash Pop and Carolina Keno. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.