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Ranked 57th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Corner PayoutNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
37
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2North CarolinaGame #47GREEN
At a glance

The North Carolina Lottery sells Corner Payout as a $2 ticket. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 492,826 tickets. It pays back about $0.66 per $1 on average, in line with North Carolina's other $2 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.54
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
63%
ValueScore™
37 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 3rd of North Carolina's 10 $2 tickets, in the top third, so most $2 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓$0.66 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • At 1 in 4.54, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$1,000
4 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 739K
now ~1 in 697K
$500
34 of 57 left
launch odds 1 in 78K
now ~1 in 82K
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
$20,0001 in 1,479,50032
67%
$1,0001 in 739,75064
67%
$5001 in 77,8685734
60%
$2001 in 29,20115288
58%
$1001 in 7,983556325
58%
$501 in 1,5132,9341,726
59%
$301 in 1,0534,2162,554
61%
$201 in 4696,18658,175
60%
$101 in 38118,34172,338
61%
$51 in 6073,96846,609
63%
$41 in 15295,853184,648
62%
$21 in 12384,695247,542
64%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,883,452
Current Prize Pool
$3,627,621
Payout Percentage
61.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
614,045

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,435,430
Estimated Remaining
2,787,764
% Remaining
62.9%
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 July 4, one $20,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 6.

31
3
2
July 4October 19
  • August 6, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for North Carolina's $2 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

37
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
37
out of 100
Expected Value
4/40
Prize Quality
16/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
47
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
7/3/2026
Payout %
66.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.54 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Corner Payout scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Corner Payout scores 37/100 (Below Average) and is 3rd of North Carolina's 10 $2 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Corner Payout scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Corner Payout are 1 in 4.54. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Corner Payout?
The top prize for Corner Payout is $20,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

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 Payout (this game)371 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 Play171 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.