Cash 5 FAQS

Drawings take place every night at 10:57 PM ET.

You have until 10:53 PM ET each night to buy tickets for Cash 5. Tickets purchased after this time will be entered into the following day's draw.

Pick five numbers from 1 to 45. You can either choose your own or get a Quick Pick if you would prefer to have a random set. You also have to decide whether to add the Xtra option to your play. See the How to Play page for a full step-by-step guide.

Xtra is Cash 5's multiplier feature. If you add Xtra, any non-jackpot prize you win will be increased by two, three, four or five times its initial value. A separate draw is held to determine the size of the multiplier.

Yes, you can enter your numbers in up to 21 consecutive drawings.

A single Cash 5 play costs $2, or $3 if you choose to add the Xtra multiplier.

Cash 5 offers prizes ranging from $5 - for matching two numbers, including the Bullseye - to the jackpot, won by matching all five numbers. Visit the Odds and Prizes page to see all the ways to win.

The fifth number drawn is known as the Bullseye. Matching it gives you a bigger payout if you also match one, two, or three of the other four numbers.

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 25.71. Your chances of winning the jackpot are 1 in 1,221,759.

Yes. The jackpot starts at $150,000 and keeps rolling until there is a winner. There is no limit to how high it can go.

The biggest jackpot came on October 3rd, 2024, and was worth $2.4 million. A single player won with a ticket bought in Port Monmouth.

The minimum age to play Cash 5, or any lottery in New Jersey, is 18.

You have up to one year from the draw date to claim any prizes you win in Cash 5. Visit the How to Play page to find out all the ways to redeem your winnings.