Ranked 25th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina
$8 Million Money MakerNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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58
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
$8 Million Money Maker is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $50 games. None of its winning tickets pays $50 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket. At launch, about 1 in 84,519 tickets carried a prize of $10,000 or more.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.14
Exp. Value
$0.82
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$8,000,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
21%
ValueScore™
58 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.82→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #25 of the 83 active games we track in North Carolina.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
- The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.
- Average win frequency: about a 24% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.14).
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19$8,000,000
1 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 3.0M
now ~1 in 3.1M
$100,000
1 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
now ~1 in 3.1M
$25,000
10 of 40 left
launch odds 1 in 380K
now ~1 in 313K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,000,000 | 1 in 3,042,264 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,521,132 | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| $25,000 | 1 in 380,283 | 40 | 10 | 25% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 121,691 | 125 | 28 | 22% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 58,731 | 259 | 54 | 21% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 23,330 | 652 | 143 | 22% |
| $500 | 1 in 100 | 152,169 | 31,088 | 20% |
| $400 | 1 in 154 | 98,889 | 20,164 | 20% |
| $250 | 1 in 40 | 380,307 | 78,453 | 21% |
| $200 | 1 in 24 | 633,731 | 129,548 | 20% |
| $100 | 1 in 6 | 2,408,533 | 495,657 | 21% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$624,165,350
Current Prize Pool
$127,884,150
Payout Percentage
20.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
755,147
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
15,213,341
Estimated Remaining
3,126,309
% 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, 2 $8,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 23.
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3
2
1
March 6October 19
- April 23, 20261 claimed · 1 left
- March 15, 20261 claimed · 2 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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
58
VALUESCORE
Fair
58
out of 100
Expected Value
39/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- North Carolina
- Game Number
- 972
- Ticket Price
- $50
- Start Date
- 12/3/2024
- Payout %
- 82.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $8 Million Money Maker scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $8 Million Money Maker scores 58/100 (Fair) and is 3rd out of 4 $50 tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.82 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $50 tickets are listed on the North Carolina rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $8 Million Money Maker scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $8 Million Money Maker are 1 in 4.14. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $8 Million Money Maker?
The top prize for $8 Million Money Maker is $8,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $8 Million Money Maker?
Based on our latest data, 21% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 755,147 out of 3,674,720 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.
Every $50 ticket in North Carolina
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8 Million Supreme | 90 | 1 in 3.97 | 81.7% | $8M · 3 |
| 500X The Cash | 87 | 1 in 3.33 | 82.4% | $10M · 4 |
| $8 Million Money Maker (this game) | 58 | 1 in 4.14 | 82.0% | $8M · 1 |
| Ultimate Blowout | 39 | 1 in 8.26 | 80.0% | $5K · 49 |