Cash 5 FAQS

Cash 5 drawings take place six times a week, from Monday to Saturday at 10:12 PM CT.

You can enter Cash 5 by visiting a Texas Lottery retailer or by ordering tickets from a lottery courier. In order to enter, you have to select five numbers from 1 to 35. Check out the Cash 5 rules on the How to Play page.

Ticket sales close at 10:02 PM CT, before reopening again at 10:15 PM for the next drawing.

A Cash 5 ticket costs $1 per play.

Yes, you can play this game in advance. If you mark the "Multi-Draw" box, you can enter up to 12 consecutive drawings.

Cash 5 has a fixed jackpot of $25,000 which does not roll over or roll down if it's not won. There is a liability cap of $75,000, so the payout per winner will be reduced if there are more than three players who match all the numbers.

The overall odds of winning a Cash 5 prize are approximately 1 in 7.2. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 324,632. For the odds of winning in each prize tier, visit the Odds and Prizes page.

If you have a valid winning ticket, you must claim your prize within 180 days from the draw date. Depending on the amount of your prize, you have several options of claiming your prize. Read more about how to claim prizes.