Jr Big Ol BucksNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Jr Big Ol Bucks is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $2 games. Our estimate for the $50,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 2,632,856 per ticket, from 1 in 1,520,699 at launch. At 1 in 4.75, its overall odds are the longest of North Carolina's 10 $2 games.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.5M at launch, about 1 in 2.6M now. The $50,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Wins are infrequent: about a 21% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.75), lower than most games.
- A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,519,550 | 6 | 2 | 33% |
| $500 | 1 in 61,190 | 149 | 78 | 52% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,978 | 3,062 | 1,689 | 55% |
| $50 | 1 in 200 | 45,684 | 25,008 | 55% |
| $20 | 1 in 94 | 97,230 | 53,967 | 56% |
| $10 | 1 in 44 | 206,738 | 116,047 | 56% |
| $5 | 1 in 30 | 303,848 | 174,470 | 57% |
| $4 | 1 in 17 | 534,942 | 309,197 | 58% |
| $2 | 1 in 13 | 729,224 | 428,113 | 59% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on June 3, 4 $50,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 6.
- August 6, 20261 claimed · 2 left
- August 5, 20262 claimed · 3 left
- June 13, 20261 claimed · 5 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for North Carolina's $2 games (0.9% 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
Game Details
- State
- North Carolina
- Game Number
- 44
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Start Date
- 6/2/2026
- Payout %
- 66.3%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $2 ticket in North Carolina
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10X The Cash | 38 | 1 in 4.67 | 66.3% | $50K · 8 | 0.4% |
| $20,000 Taxes Paid | 38 | 1 in 4.51 | 66.3% | $28K · 2 | 4.7% |
| Corner Payout | 37 | 1 in 4.54 | 66.3% | $20K · 2 | 1.2% |
| Cash Drop | 31 | 1 in 4.63 | 66.3% | $20K · 3 | 0.4% |
| Jr Big Ol Bucks (this game) | 31 | 1 in 4.75 | 66.3% | $50K · 2 | 1.4% |
| Easy $100s | 30 | 1 in 4.68 | 66.3% | $20K · 2 | 1.0% |
| 777 | 19 | 1 in 4.68 | 66.3% | $20K · 2 | 0.8% |
| LADY LUCK | 19 | 1 in 4.58 | 66.3% | $20K · 2 | 0.0% |
| $25,000 Triple Play | 17 | 1 in 4.59 | 66.3% | $25K · 1 | 0.0% |
| Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® | 8 | 1 in 4.75 | 66.3% | $50K · 1 | 0.0% |
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.