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Ranked 79th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

$25,000 Triple PlayNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
17
VALUESCORE
Poor
$2North CarolinaGame #994GREEN
At a glance

$25,000 Triple Play is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $2 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $25,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 1,110,817, from 1 in 1,709,785 at launch. Its ValueScore of 17/100 (Poor) makes it 9th out of 10 $2 tickets in North Carolina.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.59
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$25,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
16%
ValueScore™
17 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
↓
POOR VALUE
Ranked 79th out of 83 North Carolina scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 8 other $2 North Carolina games ranked higher.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.7M at launch, about 1 in 1.1M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $25,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • You get back about $0.66 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 22% per ticket (1 in 4.59).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$25,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.7M
now ~1 in 1.1M
$3,000
3 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 855K
now ~1 in 370K
$1,000
7 of 29 left
launch odds 1 in 236K
now ~1 in 159K
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

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$25,0001 in 1,710,63841
25%
$3,0001 in 855,31983
38%
$1,0001 in 235,950297
24%
$5001 in 46,86714629
20%
$1001 in 4,3951,557100
6%
$501 in 2,9972,283140
6%
$401 in 1,9893,441489
14%
$201 in 38182,46814,741
8%
$101 in 60114,02711,915
10%
$51 in 7591,26515,058
16%
$41 in 14501,81487,867
18%
$21 in 12592,967111,658
19%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$9,072,635
Current Prize Pool
$1,156,104
Payout Percentage
12.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
242,008

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,839,141
Estimated Remaining
1,110,817
% Remaining
16.2%
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.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, one $25,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 12.

20
2
1
March 6October 19
  • April 12, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for North Carolina's $2 games (1.1% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

17
VALUESCORE
Poor
17
out of 100
Expected Value
6/40
Prize Quality
2/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
994
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
6/3/2025
Payout %
66.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.59 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $25,000 Triple Play scratch-off a good buy?
No. $25,000 Triple Play scores 17/100 (Poor) and is 9th out of 10 $2 tickets in North Carolina, among the weakest tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $25,000 Triple Play scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $25,000 Triple Play are 1 in 4.59. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $25,000 Triple Play?
The top prize for $25,000 Triple Play is $25,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $25,000 Triple Play?
Based on our latest data, 16% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 242,008 out of 1,490,009 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $2 ticket in North Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
10X The Cash381 in 4.6766.3%$50K · 80.4%
$20,000 Taxes Paid381 in 4.5166.3%$28K · 24.7%
Corner Payout371 in 4.5466.3%$20K · 21.2%
Cash Drop311 in 4.6366.3%$20K · 30.4%
Jr Big Ol Bucks311 in 4.7566.3%$50K · 21.4%
Easy $100s301 in 4.6866.3%$20K · 21.0%
777191 in 4.6866.3%$20K · 20.8%
LADY LUCK191 in 4.5866.3%$20K · 20.0%
$25,000 Triple Play (this game)171 in 4.5966.3%$25K · 10.0%
Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®81 in 4.7566.3%$50K · 10.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.