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Ranked 68th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Easy $100sNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
30
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2North CarolinaGame #36GREEN
At a glance

The North Carolina Lottery sells Easy $100s as a $2 ticket. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 1,481,234 tickets. It pays back about $0.66 per $1 on average, in line with North Carolina's other $2 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.68
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
44%
ValueScore™
30 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #68 of the 83 active games we track in North Carolina.
Why
↓A leaner 21% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.68), below most games.
  • At $0.66 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
2 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
now ~1 in 1.6M
$100
8,437 of 20,631 left
launch odds 1 in 359
now ~1 in 385
$50
202 of 477 left
launch odds 1 in 16K
now ~1 in 16K
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 1,482,33052
40%
$1001 in 35920,6318,437
41%
$501 in 15,538477202
42%
$201 in 10769,16528,575
41%
$101 in 31237,15699,299
42%
$51 in 58128,49956,091
44%
$41 in 15494,114215,213
44%
$21 in 12632,468285,735
45%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$9,825,697
Current Prize Pool
$4,171,067
Payout Percentage
42.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
693,554

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
7,406,170
Estimated Remaining
3,245,833
% Remaining
43.8%
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 April 8, 3 $20,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on July 9.

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5
4
2
April 8October 19
  • July 9, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • July 2, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • April 30, 20261 claimed · 4 left

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 $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

30
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
30
out of 100
Expected Value
7/40
Prize Quality
11/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
36
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
4/7/2026
Payout %
66.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.68 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Easy $100s scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Easy $100s scores 30/100 (Below Average) and is 6th of the 10 active $2 games in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Easy $100s scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Easy $100s are 1 in 4.68. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Easy $100s?
The top prize for Easy $100s 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 Payout371 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 $100s (this game)301 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.