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Ranked 14th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Jumbo BucksNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
64
VALUESCORE
Good
$10North CarolinaGame #46GREEN
At a glance

Jumbo Bucks is a $10 ticket from the North Carolina Lottery. At launch, about 1 in 399,464 tickets carried a prize of $10,000 or more. It pays back about $0.75 per $1 on average, in line with North Carolina's other $10 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.84
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
54%
ValueScore™
64 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked #14, ahead of roughly 84% of North Carolina's 83 active games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.
  • $0.75 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.
  • Winning tickets come up at a 26% clip (1 in 3.84), above the norm.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000,000
3 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 1.6M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$50,000
3 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 1.6M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$10,000
5 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 799K
now ~1 in 865K
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
$1,000,0001 in 1,596,99653
60%
$50,0001 in 1,596,99653
60%
$10,0001 in 798,498105
50%
$2,0001 in 58,71313674
54%
$5001 in 6,0311,324697
53%
$2001 in 24133,15517,541
53%
$1001 in 9682,87243,854
53%
$501 in 40199,635106,271
53%
$301 in 60133,08370,948
53%
$201 in 10831,821447,176
54%
$101 in 10798,498440,030
55%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$59,797,840
Current Prize Pool
$32,375,910
Payout Percentage
54.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,126,602

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
7,989,289
Estimated Remaining
4,326,152
% Remaining
54.1%
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 June 3, 2 $1,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on August 2.

52
5
4
3
June 3October 19
  • August 2, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • June 25, 20261 claimed · 4 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for North Carolina's $10 games (0.8% 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

64
VALUESCORE
Good
64
out of 100
Expected Value
25/40
Prize Quality
14/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
46
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
6/2/2026
Payout %
74.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.84 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Jumbo Bucks scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Jumbo Bucks scores 64/100 (Good) and is 3rd of the 17 active $10 games in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Jumbo Bucks scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Jumbo Bucks are 1 in 3.84. 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. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $10 ticket in North Carolina

All 17 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Moneybag Cashword851 in 3.5675.5%$1M · 4-
50X The Cash761 in 3.7974.8%$1M · 100.4%
Jumbo Bucks (this game)641 in 3.8474.9%$1M · 31.3%
$1,000,000 Taxes Paid591 in 3.9572.3%$1.4M · 23.8%
LOTERIA™ MULTIPLIER591 in 3.6375.6%$1M · 11.5%
Triple Red 777 Jackpot571 in 3.8075.1%$1M · 12.7%
$1,000,000 Triple Play541 in 3.8475.1%$1M · 40.3%
$1,000,000 Money Rush531 in 3.7875.3%$1M · 20.0%
$10 MONOPOLY®501 in 3.8175.3%$1M · 20.3%
Emerald 10's461 in 3.8075.1%$1M · 20.3%

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.