Ranked 62nd of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

$500 FrenzyNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Name: $500 Frenzy Odds & Prize Data
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At a glance

$500 Frenzy is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $5 games. It pays back about $0.69 per $1 on average, in line with North Carolina's other $5 games. Its ValueScore of 32/100 (Below Avg) makes it 17th out of 23 $5 tickets in North Carolina.

Overall Odds

1 in 4.37

Exp. Value

$0.69

per $1 spent

Top Prize

$500

Top Prizes Left

5,744

Prizes Remaining

37%

ValueScore™

32 / 100

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Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:

$0.69

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BELOW AVERAGE

Ranked 62nd out of 83 North Carolina scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 16 other $5 North Carolina games ranked higher.

Why

↓At $0.69 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.

A leaner 23% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.37), below most games.
Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.

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Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19

$500

5,744 of 16,465 left

launch odds 1 in 600

now ~1 in 634

$100

1,163 of 3,292 left

launch odds 1 in 3,002

now ~1 in 3,131

$50

34,691 of 98,898 left

launch odds 1 in 100

now ~1 in 105

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
$500	1 in 601	16,465	5,744	35%
$100	1 in 3,004	3,292	1,163	35%
$50	1 in 100	98,898	34,691	35%
$20	1 in 30	329,687	116,915	35%
$10	1 in 10	988,393	361,222	37%
$5	1 in 12	824,441	313,514	38%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch

$34,106,475

Current Prize Pool

$12,240,940

Payout Percentage

35.9%

Total Prizes Remaining

833,249

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed

9,881,339

Estimated Remaining

3,641,298

% Remaining

36.9%

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 its launch on March 6, 10,379 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 5,744. The most recent was on October 19.

16,1232,630

16,123

14,032

12,703

11,771

11,033

10,438

9,905

9,416

8,850

8,262

7,604

6,996

6,560

6,147

5,744

March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for North Carolina's $5 games (0.8% 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

VALUESCORE

Below Avg

out of 100

Expected Value

9/40

Prize Quality

9/25

Win Frequency

6/20

Inventory Health

8/15

Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State: North Carolina
Game Number: 33
Ticket Price: $5
Start Date: 3/3/2026
Payout %: 69.0%
Data Source: Official
Last Updated: 10/19/2026

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How many tickets?

$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.37 overall odds

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $500 Frenzy scratch-off a good buy?

Probably not. $500 Frenzy scores 32/100 (Below Average) and is 17th out of 23 $5 tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent.

What are the odds of winning the $500 Frenzy scratch-off?

The overall odds of winning any prize with $500 Frenzy are 1 in 4.37. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.

What is the top prize for $500 Frenzy?

The top prize for $500 Frenzy is $500. As of our latest update, 5,744 top prizes remain unclaimed.

How many prizes are left in $500 Frenzy?

Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 833,249 out of 2,261,176 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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$500 Frenzy (this game)	32	1 in 4.37	69.0%	$500 · 5,744	1.0%

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.