Cash4Life Prizes and Odds

Cash4Life gives you the opportunity to keep on winning rather than just getting a one-off payment. The top prize is worth $1,000 a day for life, while the second prize is $1,000 a week for life.

Cash 4 Life has now ended!

Cash 4 Life has officially come to an end and has been replaced by the new Millionaire for Life game. Millionaire for Life combines the former Cash 4 Life and Lucky for Life formats into one multi-state annuity-style lottery across the USA. Instead of $1,000 per day for life, the new top prize is $1,000,000 per year for life, along with a refreshed prize structure and slightly different ball matrix. You can find more information on the new prizes and game format here.

How You Can Win

To win the jackpot, you must match all the winning numbers. If you get the five main numbers but not the Cash Ball, you’ll win the second prize.

These prizes are paid out yearly ($365,000 – Leap Years do not count - or $52,000), and will continue for the rest of your lifetime. A minimum payout period of 20 years is also in place to provide extra financial protection, so payments will continue to a winner’s family if they die before that time.

You can also win prizes for matching fewer numbers, starting with just one and the Cash Ball. These additional categories do not offer prizes for life - they are fixed, one-off payments.

Prize Table and Odds

The table below shows all the ways to win, plus the prize amounts and odds for each one. There is also a cash option for the top two tiers if you would prefer a lump sum. Find out more at the Cash vs Annuity page.

Numbers Matched	Odds of Winning	Prize
Match 5 + Cash Ball	1 in 21,846,048	$1,000 a day for life Cash option - $7 million
Match 5	1 in 7,282,016	$1,000 a week for life Cash option - $1 million
Match 4 + Cash Ball	1 in 79,440	$2,500
Match 4	1 in 26,480	$500
Match 3 + Cash Ball	1 in 1,471	$100
Match 3	1 in 490	$25
Match 2 + Cash Ball	1 in 83	$10
Match 2	1 in 28	$4
Match 1 + Cash Ball	1 in 13	$2

If more than one player wins the top prize, the amount will be split between winners. The annuity option will not be offered if there are 15 or more winners. The second prize may also be reduced if a prize liability limitation of $5 million is reached.

Go to the page on Claiming Prizes to find out how to redeem winnings of any value.