Fantasy 5

Fantasy 5, Cash 5, Pick 5, etc. are names of lottery games in the United States and Canada in which five regular numbers are drawn from a larger set of numbers; in some cases, a sixth number is picked from the same number pool, but it does not apply to the jackpot/top prize. The following is a list of U.S. and Canadian pick-5 games, the number field for each, the frequency of drawings, and other information. All pick-5 games in the U.S. and Canada are drawn multiple times per week (usually nightly, including Sundays and holidays); some lotteries now draw a five-number game twice daily. In some cases, a pick-5 game uses or has used a state's nickname; examples are Minnesota's Gopher 5, and the former Ohio game Buckeye 5.

Most U.S. pick-5 games now have a jackpot, even in games that are drawn daily; in unusual cases, a single ticket has won a cash prize in excess of $1 million. A common top prize in non-jackpot pick-5 games is $100,000. (In the lists below, games with a jackpot do not have a dollar figure listed.) Depending on the game, a minimum of either two or three numbers (not counting a "bonus ball") must be matched for a winning ticket. (A 2/5 match usually results in a free play for that game, or a "break-even" win; for the latter, the player wins back their stake on that particular five-number wager.) Prize payouts depending on the game are either fixed (with parimutuel exceptions), are always parimutuel, or feature a parimutuel jackpot with fixed lower-tier prizes.

With very few exceptions, all U.S. and Canadian games where five regular numbers are drawn from the same pool have had a lump sum jackpot/grand prize (hence the name Cash 5 for a number of such games.) Also, since poker is often played with exactly five cards, there have been several U.S. pick-5 lottery games that used playing cards, rather than all numbers.

Mega Millions and Powerball, plus a few "smaller" games, are not true pick-5 games; while they draw five "regular" numbers each, a player has to make a sixth match, from a second pool, to win the jackpot.

The numbers games DC-5 (D.C. Lottery) and Quinto (Pennsylvania) also do not truly fit this category, as they are five-digit (0 through 9) games with "straight" and "box" wagers; they are otherwise played like many U.S. pick-3 and pick-4 games. (The former Quinto, from Washington's Lottery, was a true "pick-5" game; however, it used playing cards instead of numbers. Although the combinations in the former Quinto game formed poker hands, flushes, pairs, straights, etc. were not used to determine winners.)

Except where noted, all current pick-5 games listed below cost $1 per play.

Current U.S. pick-5 games

• Arizona Pick 5 (39 numbers)
• California Fantasy 5 (39 numbers; daily)
• Colorado Cash 5 (32 numbers, top prize $20,000; daily)
• Connecticut Cash 5 (35 numbers, $100,000 top prize, daily, $1 per play; has a 50-cent "add-on" option known as Kicker in which players can win an additional $4,350 if the (player-selected) Kicker and the other four numbers match the five numbers drawn♦)
• Florida Fantasy 5 (36 numbers, daily; first prize rolls into 2d prize if no winner; 2d prize is capped at $555, with excess money added to 3d prize)
• Georgia Fantasy 5 (39 numbers; daily)
• Idaho Double Play Daily (36 numbers), $2 per ticket, consecutive draws nightly; first drawing each night for $20,000 top prize; second drawing for jackpot starting at same amount
• Illinois Little Lotto (39 numbers; daily)
• Hoosier Lottery Lucky 5 (36 numbers; 2 plays/$1); top prize $50,000, drawn twice daily
  • Also: Mix & Match (50 numbers; 3 lines/$2, players win per line and/or the numbers matched on all three lines); $200,000 top prize, Tuesday & Friday
• Iowa $100,000 Cash Game (35 numbers); daily except Sunday
• Louisiana Easy 5 (37 numbers; its original Easy 5 was a 5/26 game)
• Maryland Bonus Match 5 (39 numbers, $1 for 1 game or $2 for 3 games, bonus ball) $50,000 top prize; daily
• Michigan Fantasy 5 (39 numbers; daily)
• Minnesota Gopher 5 (47 numbers); Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
  • Also: Northstar Cash (31 numbers) daily
• Missouri Show Me Ca$h (39 numbers; daily, 3d game in "Show Me series")
• Montana Montana Cash (37 numbers, 2 plays/$1, Wednesday & Saturday)
• Nebraska Pick 5 (38 numbers, daily except Sunday)
• Nevada Nevada Numbers (80 numbers§)
• New Jersey Jersey Cash 5 (40 numbers, daily)
• New Mexico Roadrunner Cash (37 numbers, daily except Sunday)
• New York Take Five (39 numbers, daily)
• North Carolina Carolina Cash 5 (39 numbers; daily)
• Ohio Rolling Cash 5 (39 numbers; daily)
• Oklahoma Cash 5 (36 numbers; top prize is $25,000 after withholdings); daily
• Pennsylvania Cash 5 (43 numbers; daily)
  • Also: Treasure Hunt (30 numbers) daily; midday drawings)
  • Also: Mix & Match¹ (19 numbers) Monday & Thursday; played much differently than the Hoosier Lottery game of the same name)
• Rhode Island Wild Money (35 numbers, Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday; bonus ball)
• South Carolina Palmetto Cash 5 (38 numbers; has a multiplier feature called "Power-Up"), daily except Sunday
• South Dakota Dakota Cash (35 numbers, Wednesday & Saturday); note: North Dakota does not have a pick-5 game
• Tennessee Pick 5 (39 numbers; Monday, Wednesday, & Friday)
• Texas Cash Five (37 numbers; daily except Sunday)
• Virginia Cash 5 (34 numbers, twice daily); minimum total play $1, individual games can be played for 25 cents and/or 50 cents, top prize $100,000 on a $1 wager
• Washington Hit 5 (39 numbers; Monday, Wednesday, & Saturday)
• Wisconsin Badger 5 (31 numbers; daily)

Current Canadian pick-5 games

Atlantic Lottery Corporation Bucko! (41 numbers, daily) , $20,000 top prize; played similarly to Hoosier Lottery's Mix & Match

Quebec Triplex (41 numbers, daily) $20,000 top prize; played like Bucko! listed above

The lists above do not include "4+1" games, such as Florida's Mega Money and Texas Two-Step, where all five numbers are needed for the jackpot, but are drawn from two number fields. (Mega Millions and Powerball are "5+1" games.)

§ Nevada Numbers is a casino-run game, as Nevada does not have a government-run lottery. Tickets cost $2 each; a player wins $1 by matching only one number.

• ¹Certain prize categories in Pennsylvania Mix & Match, including the jackpot, are won by matching number(s) in the order they are drawn. Tickets, and the winning combinations, therefore usually do not show the numbers in ascending order.
• ♦The Kicker, if activated, adds 50 cents to a $1 play; players can win up to $4,650 if it is matched. The Kicker is a sixth number selected by the player, or as a quick-pick (the game always draws exactly five balls).

Some examples of retired pick-5 games

• Banko Doubler (Idaho)-a pick-5 game with a bingo element
• Hot Five (D.C.)
• Quinto (Washington's Lottery) (poker-themed); briefly included an add-on called Beat the State. Quinto ended in 2007; Pennsylvania's Quinto is an unrelated five-digit game
• Winning Hand (Delaware) (poker-themed)-quick pick only, two-part game; players could win instantly if a poker hand was made, then could win again by matching the cards drawn by the lottery
• Hearts & Diamonds (Pennsylvania) (poker-themed, but only two of the four playing card suits were used; therefore a 5/26 game)-no bet slips; "quick-pick" only; Pennsylvania's first game drawn by random number generator
• Lot-O-Bucks (Rhode Island)-began as a pick-4; $1 minimum play but $2 wager needed to win lower-tier prizes; cash jackpot became annuitized when prize reached or exceeded a certain threshold
• Rolldown (MUSL, various jurisdictions also offering Powerball) 5/55 game; if top prize not won, players matching at least two numbers benefitted from "jackpot roll-down"
• Money Roll (Wisconsin)-almost identical to MUSL Rolldown; game created rather than Wisconsin joining the larger game offered about the same time. It also had a 5/55 matrix

Also, some pick-5 games have had their name changed while the game itself changed little, if at all. These include Missouri's Show Me 5 (which later became Show Me 5 Paydown, and changed again to the current Show Me Ca$h), and Texas' Cash 5 (now Cash Five-the number spelled out).