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Ranked 17th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Carolina Black PremierNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
64
VALUESCORE
Good
$30North CarolinaGame #4GREEN
At a glance

Carolina Black Premier is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $30 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $4,000,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 1,449,526, from 1 in 2,462,817 at launch. Its ValueScore of 64/100 (Good) makes it 8th out of 10 $30 tickets in North Carolina. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.18 trail the 1 in 3.04 typical of North Carolina's $30 games. None of its winning tickets pays $30 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.18
Exp. Value
$0.80
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$4,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
39%
ValueScore™
64 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.80
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 8th of the 10 active $30 games in North Carolina, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑Strong expected value of $0.80 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 2.5M at launch, about 1 in 1.4M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $4,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Roughly half the prize pool has been claimed, with a decent amount still left.
  • Average win frequency: about a 24% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.18).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$4,000,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 2.5M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$100,000
2 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$40,000
4 of 9 left
launch odds 1 in 821K
now ~1 in 725K
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
$4,000,0001 in 2,462,70032
67%
$100,0001 in 1,231,35062
33%
$40,0001 in 820,90094
44%
$10,0001 in 123,1356025
42%
$4,0001 in 58,63612651
40%
$1,0001 in 30,156245103
42%
$4001 in 8092,40135,966
39%
$1501 in 54135,63853,094
39%
$1001 in 15492,619192,463
39%
$601 in 17430,997169,066
39%
$501 in 12615,468242,777
39%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$177,510,220
Current Prize Pool
$72,796,610
Payout Percentage
41.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
693,553

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
7,388,451
Estimated Remaining
2,899,052
% Remaining
39.2%
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

All 2 $4,000,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

21
2
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for North Carolina's $30 games (0.4% 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

64
VALUESCORE
Good
64
out of 100
Expected Value
36/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
4
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
7/1/2025
Payout %
80.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.18 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Carolina Black Premier scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Carolina Black Premier scores 64/100 (Good) and is 8th out of 10 $30 tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.80 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Carolina Black Premier scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Carolina Black Premier are 1 in 4.18. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Carolina Black Premier?
The top prize for Carolina Black Premier is $4,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Carolina Black Premier?
Based on our latest data, 39% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 693,553 out of 1,767,572 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $30 ticket in North Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Millionaire Bucks811 in 3.0480.3%$5M · 20.1%
MAX-A-MILLION801 in 2.9581.5%$1M · 120.2%
$100,000 Cash Payday801 in 3.4977.9%$100K · 530.6%
200X The Cash771 in 3.0180.4%$5M · 20.7%
200X The Cash (Game #925)771 in 2.9380.1%$5M · 30.1%
Massive Cash Blowout731 in 9.3778.0%$3K · 2,3501.2%
$5,000,000 Ultimate671 in 3.0179.9%$5M · 30.1%
Carolina Black Premier (this game)641 in 4.1880.1%$4M · 20.5%
Supreme 7s551 in 4.1880.4%$4M · 10.2%
Black Titanium521 in 4.1480.7%$4M · 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.