$10 MONOPOLY®
Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
52
VALUESCORE
Fair
The North Carolina Lottery sells $10 MONOPOLY® at $10 a ticket. Its published overall odds are 1 in 3.81. Dollar for dollar, it pays back around $0.75 per $1, an above-average return for a scratch-off. The top prize is $1,000,000. Prize inventory sits at 40%: about half the prizes remain. Its ValueScore is 52/100 (Fair). Against the rest of the state it is 38th out of 79 North Carolina scratch-offs. At its own price point it is 8th of the 16 active $10 games in North Carolina.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.81
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
40%
ValueScore™
52 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #38 of the 79 active games we track in North Carolina.
Why
→Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
- Inventory is about half depleted, but a fair number of prizes are still out there.
- At $0.75 returned per $1 spent, this game pays back more than the typical scratch-off.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate$1,000,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
now ~1 in 1.1M
$50,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
now ~1 in 2.2M
$5,000
8 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 270K
now ~1 in 272K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,357,665 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,357,665 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 271,533 | 20 | 8 | 40% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 135,767 | 40 | 14 | 35% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,753 | 1,447 | 560 | 39% |
| $200 | 1 in 4,973 | 1,092 | 422 | 39% |
| $100 | 1 in 60 | 90,511 | 36,438 | 40% |
| $50 | 1 in 40 | 135,681 | 53,069 | 39% |
| $40 | 1 in 80 | 67,841 | 26,818 | 40% |
| $20 | 1 in 9 | 579,339 | 231,399 | 40% |
| $10 | 1 in 10 | 542,982 | 223,095 | 41% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$40,887,290
Current Prize Pool
$16,711,300
Payout Percentage
40.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
571,826
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
5,406,241
Estimated Remaining
2,178,657
% Remaining
40.3%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
52
VALUESCORE
Fair
52
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 9/4/2026
Game Details
- State
- North Carolina
- Game Number
- 23
- Ticket Price
- $10
- Start Date
- 11/28/2025
- Payout %
- 75.3%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 9/4/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $10 MONOPOLY® scratch-off a good buy?
$10 MONOPOLY® is a middling ticket with a ValueScore of 52/100. It is roughly average compared to other scratch-offs in North Carolina. If you are looking for the best value at this price point, check the North Carolina rankings page for higher-rated alternatives.
How much does $10 MONOPOLY® cost?
$10 MONOPOLY® costs $10 per ticket in North Carolina. All ScratchCheck figures for this game (expected value, ValueScore, and top prize analysis) are calculated against this $10 ticket price.
What are the odds of winning the $10 MONOPOLY® scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $10 MONOPOLY® are 1 in 3.81. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $10 MONOPOLY®?
The top prize for $10 MONOPOLY® is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
What are the prizes for $10 MONOPOLY®?
$10 MONOPOLY® offers 11 distinct prize levels: $1,000,000 (4 total), $50,000 (4 total), $5,000 (20 total), $2,000 (40 total), $500 (1,447 total), $200 (1,092 total), $100 (90,511 total), $50 (135,681 total), $40 (67,841 total), $20 (579,339 total), and $10 (542,982 total). The full prize breakdown with odds and remaining counts is listed in the prize table on this page.
How many prizes are left in $10 MONOPOLY®?
Based on our latest data, 40% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 571,826 out of 1,418,961 total). Roughly half the prizes remain, which is typical for an active game.
How is $10 MONOPOLY® rated by ScratchCheck?
ScratchCheck rates $10 MONOPOLY® at 52 out of 100 using ValueScore™, a composite rating built from four factors: Expected Value, Prize Quality, Win Frequency, and Inventory Health. Scores of 80 or above are Excellent, 60 to 79 Good, 40 to 59 Fair, 20 to 39 Below Average, and below 20 is Poor. The score updates automatically as prizes are claimed and data refreshes.
When was $10 MONOPOLY® released?
$10 MONOPOLY® was released by the North Carolina Lottery on November 28, 2025. It has been on sale for roughly 9 months, so a meaningful portion of prizes has likely been claimed.
How often is $10 MONOPOLY® data updated on ScratchCheck?
$10 MONOPOLY® data comes directly from the official North Carolina Lottery and is refreshed daily, so the odds and remaining prize counts you see match the lottery's latest published figures.