Ranked 46th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina
JUMBO BUCKSNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
44
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
JUMBO BUCKS costs $10 a ticket from the North Carolina Lottery. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 13% of prizes remain. It has been on sale since August 2024.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.81
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
13%
ValueScore™
44 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 12th of the 17 active $10 games in North Carolina.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
- Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
- Each $1 spent here returns about $0.75 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19$1,000,000
0 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
All claimed
$50,000
2 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
now ~1 in 701K
$10,000
2 of 16 left
launch odds 1 in 699K
now ~1 in 701K
$5,000
1 of 32 left
launch odds 1 in 349K
now ~1 in 1.4M
$2,000
19 of 125 left
launch odds 1 in 89K
now ~1 in 74K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,398,274 | 8 | 0 | Claimed |
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,398,274 | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 699,137 | 16 | 2 | 13% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 349,568 | 32 | 1 | 3% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 89,490 | 125 | 19 | 15% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,166 | 3,533 | 404 | 11% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,505 | 7,431 | 815 | 11% |
| $100 | 1 in 60 | 186,719 | 20,985 | 11% |
| $50 | 1 in 40 | 279,438 | 31,532 | 11% |
| $30 | 1 in 77 | 144,914 | 17,278 | 12% |
| $20 | 1 in 9 | 1,193,486 | 142,886 | 12% |
| $10 | 1 in 10 | 1,118,271 | 154,020 | 14% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$84,266,350
Current Prize Pool
$9,119,360
Payout Percentage
10.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
367,944
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
11,178,468
Estimated Remaining
1,401,867
% Remaining
12.5%
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.
Prize History
Top prizes left
The last $1,000,000 top prize was reported claimed on July 12. 2 were left on March 6, when our records for it began.
20
2
1
0
March 6October 19
- July 12, 20261 claimed · 0 left
- April 26, 20261 claimed · 1 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for North Carolina's $10 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
44
VALUESCORE
Fair
44
out of 100
Expected Value
26/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- North Carolina
- Game Number
- 948
- Ticket Price
- $10
- Start Date
- 8/30/2024
- Payout %
- 75.3%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the JUMBO BUCKS scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. JUMBO BUCKS scores 44/100 (Fair) and is 12th of the 17 active $10 games in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the North Carolina rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the JUMBO BUCKS scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with JUMBO BUCKS are 1 in 3.81. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for JUMBO BUCKS?
The top prize for JUMBO BUCKS is $1,000,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in JUMBO BUCKS?
Based on our latest data, 13% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 367,944 out of 2,933,981 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.
Every $10 ticket in North Carolina
All 17 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moneybag Cashword | 85 | 1 in 3.56 | 75.5% | $1M · 4 | - |
| 50X The Cash | 76 | 1 in 3.79 | 74.8% | $1M · 10 | 0.4% |
| Jumbo Bucks | 64 | 1 in 3.84 | 74.9% | $1M · 3 | 1.3% |
| $1,000,000 Taxes Paid | 59 | 1 in 3.95 | 72.3% | $1.4M · 2 | 3.8% |
| LOTERIA™ MULTIPLIER | 59 | 1 in 3.63 | 75.6% | $1M · 1 | 1.5% |
| Triple Red 777 Jackpot | 57 | 1 in 3.80 | 75.1% | $1M · 1 | 2.7% |
| $1,000,000 Triple Play | 54 | 1 in 3.84 | 75.1% | $1M · 4 | 0.3% |
| $1,000,000 Money Rush | 53 | 1 in 3.78 | 75.3% | $1M · 2 | 0.0% |
| $10 MONOPOLY® | 50 | 1 in 3.81 | 75.3% | $1M · 2 | 0.3% |
| JUMBO BUCKS (this game) | 44 | 1 in 3.81 | 75.3% | $1M · 0 | 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.