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Ranked 78th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

LOTERIA®North Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
19
VALUESCORE
Poor
$3North CarolinaGame #959GREEN
At a glance

LOTERIA® costs $3 a ticket from the North Carolina Lottery. By our estimate the $75,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 363,326 per ticket, down from 1 in 1,160,183. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 8% of prizes remain.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.99
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$75,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
8%
ValueScore™
19 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
↓
POOR VALUE
So most $3 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.2M at launch, about 1 in 363K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $75,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Expected value of $0.66 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Average win frequency: about a 25% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.99).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$75,000
2 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 363K
$10,000
5 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 464K
now ~1 in 145K
$1,000
9 of 79 left
launch odds 1 in 117K
now ~1 in 81K
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
$75,0001 in 1,159,11382
25%
$10,0001 in 463,645205
25%
$1,0001 in 117,378799
11%
$5001 in 58,3201599
6%
$1501 in 11,88878019
2%
$1001 in 1,0029,251565
6%
$701 in 1,3207,024200
3%
$501 in 1,0079,204503
5%
$301 in 50018,543607
3%
$201 in 71129,8147,470
6%
$151 in 83111,2544,574
4%
$101 in 25370,97523,762
6%
$81 in 10092,6764,888
5%
$51 in 13742,01058,810
8%
$31 in 11834,38580,695
10%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$18,438,223
Current Prize Pool
$1,361,079
Payout Percentage
7.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
182,118

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,281,466
Estimated Remaining
726,651
% Remaining
7.8%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, one $75,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on April 17.

31
3
2
March 6October 19
  • April 17, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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

19
VALUESCORE
Poor
19
out of 100
Expected Value
6/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
959
Ticket Price
$3
Start Date
12/3/2024
Payout %
66.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.99 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the LOTERIA® scratch-off a good buy?
No. LOTERIA® scores 19/100 (Poor), among the weakest tickets in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the LOTERIA® scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with LOTERIA® are 1 in 3.99. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for LOTERIA®?
The top prize for LOTERIA® is $75,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in LOTERIA®?
Based on our latest data, 8% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 182,118 out of 2,326,182 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.