Ranked 38th of 89 Tickets in North Carolina
Holiday Gold TreeNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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53
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
The North Carolina Lottery sells Holiday Gold Tree as a $3 ticket. It went on sale on November 3, 2026, so 96% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 1,079,191 tickets.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.10
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$75,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
96%
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either.
Why
→Expected value lands near the pack at $0.66 per $1 spent.
- Win rate is typical, around 24% per ticket (1 in 4.10).
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7$75,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.1M
now ~1 in 1.0M
$500
246 of 259 left
launch odds 1 in 13K
now ~1 in 13K
$150
599 of 625 left
launch odds 1 in 5,180
now ~1 in 5,215
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 1 in 1,079,867 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| $500 | 1 in 12,508 | 259 | 246 | 95% |
| $150 | 1 in 5,183 | 625 | 599 | 96% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,199 | 2,702 | 2,602 | 96% |
| $45 | 1 in 240 | 13,508 | 12,974 | 96% |
| $30 | 1 in 600 | 5,403 | 5,185 | 96% |
| $20 | 1 in 147 | 22,090 | 21,264 | 96% |
| $15 | 1 in 36 | 89,091 | 85,851 | 96% |
| $8 | 1 in 20 | 161,980 | 156,139 | 96% |
| $5 | 1 in 16 | 202,501 | 195,393 | 96% |
| $3 | 1 in 11 | 291,490 | 281,585 | 97% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$6,449,380
Current Prize Pool
$6,221,307
Payout Percentage
96.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
761,841
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
3,237,573
Estimated Remaining
3,123,548
% Remaining
96.5%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
53
VALUESCORE
Fair
53
out of 100
Expected Value
3/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026
Game Details
- State
- North Carolina
- Game Number
- 65
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 11/3/2026
- Payout %
- 66.4%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 11/7/2026
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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.10 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Holiday Gold Tree scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Holiday Gold Tree scores 53/100 (Fair). It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Holiday Gold Tree scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Holiday Gold Tree are 1 in 4.10. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Holiday Gold Tree?
The top prize for Holiday Gold Tree is $75,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Holiday Gold Tree?
Based on our latest data, 96% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 761,841 out of 789,652 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Holiday Gold Tree released?
Holiday Gold Tree was released by the North Carolina Lottery on November 3, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $3 ticket in North Carolina
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Gold Tree (this game) | 53 | 1 in 4.10 | 66.4% | $75K · 3 |
| LOTERIA® | 20 | 1 in 3.99 | 66.3% | $75K · 2 |