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Ranked 81st of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

$50 FrenzyNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
13
VALUESCORE
Poor
$1North CarolinaGame #5GREEN
At a glance

$50 Frenzy costs $1 a ticket from the North Carolina Lottery. By our estimate the $5,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 950,458 per ticket, down from 1 in 1,543,543. With a ValueScore of 13/100 (Poor), it is 4th of the 5 active $1 games in North Carolina.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.90
Exp. Value
$0.61
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
21%
ValueScore™
13 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.61
↓
POOR VALUE
It is 4th of the 5 active $1 games in North Carolina, so most $1 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓The return of $0.61 per dollar runs below what similar tickets pay.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.5M at launch, about 1 in 950K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $5,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • A leaner 20% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.90), below most games.
  • Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000
2 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
now ~1 in 950K
$100
8 of 79 left
launch odds 1 in 117K
now ~1 in 238K
$50
3,523 of 23,141 left
launch odds 1 in 400
now ~1 in 540
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
$5,0001 in 1,542,85062
33%
$1001 in 117,178798
10%
$501 in 40023,1413,523
15%
$201 in 1,2037,6931,191
15%
$101 in 12077,18512,571
16%
$51 in 44208,30936,163
17%
$31 in 10092,54417,355
19%
$21 in 14678,875136,397
20%
$11 in 12802,221180,732
23%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,599,808
Current Prize Pool
$1,022,886
Payout Percentage
18.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
387,942

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,261,260
Estimated Remaining
1,900,916
% Remaining
20.5%
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 $5,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on July 1.

31
3
2
March 6October 19
  • July 1, 20261 claimed · 2 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 $1 games (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

13
VALUESCORE
Poor
13
out of 100
Expected Value
1/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
5
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
8/5/2025
Payout %
60.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.90 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $50 Frenzy scratch-off a good buy?
No. $50 Frenzy scores 13/100 (Poor) and is 4th of the 5 active $1 games in North Carolina, among the weakest tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.61 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $50 Frenzy scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $50 Frenzy are 1 in 4.90. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $50 Frenzy?
The top prize for $50 Frenzy is $5,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $50 Frenzy?
Based on our latest data, 21% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 387,942 out of 1,890,053 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $1 ticket in North Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
5X The Cash321 in 4.8260.8%$10K · 80.6%
Hit $50!301 in 4.9260.4%$5K · 32.4%
Lucky 7s271 in 4.8560.8%$7K · 51.2%
$50 Frenzy (this game)131 in 4.9060.5%$5K · 20.0%
$5,000 Triple Play121 in 4.7960.5%$5K · 30.0%

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.