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Ranked 4th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Millionaire BucksNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
$30North CarolinaGame #952GREEN
At a glance

Millionaire Bucks is a $30 ticket from the North Carolina Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 81/100 (Excellent), good for the top-ranked $30 ticket in North Carolina right now. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.04 beat the 1 in 3.49 typical of North Carolina's $30 games. It has been on sale since October 2024, and 54% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.04
Exp. Value
$0.80
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
54%
ValueScore™
81 / 100
Excellent

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.80
↑
GREAT VALUE
Right now it is the best $30 game on sale in North Carolina. Few games anywhere score this well.
Why
↑Frequent winners: roughly a 33% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.04), ahead of most games.
  • At $0.80 returned per $1 spent, this game pays back more than the typical scratch-off.
  • Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 2.8M
now ~1 in 3.0M
$100,000
5 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 1.1M
now ~1 in 1.2M
$20,000
12 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 555K
now ~1 in 496K
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
$5,000,0001 in 2,779,42542
50%
$100,0001 in 1,111,770105
50%
$20,0001 in 555,8852012
60%
$5,0001 in 277,9434021
53%
$2,0001 in 26,919413224
54%
$5001 in 24046,29824,688
53%
$2001 in 32343,898183,447
53%
$1001 in 30370,906198,001
53%
$601 in 75148,14279,433
54%
$501 in 12889,838476,132
54%
$401 in 15740,891398,397
54%
$301 in 101,111,635599,075
54%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$267,810,310
Current Prize Pool
$142,607,210
Payout Percentage
53.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,959,437

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
11,102,369
Estimated Remaining
5,956,689
% Remaining
53.7%
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 $5,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 30.

31
3
2
March 6October 19
  • August 30, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for North Carolina's $30 games (0.4% 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

81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
81
out of 100
Expected Value
37/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
952
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
10/1/2024
Payout %
80.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.04 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Millionaire Bucks scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. Millionaire Bucks has a ValueScore of 81/100 (Excellent) and is the top-ranked $30 ticket in North Carolina right now. It pays back about $0.80 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Millionaire Bucks scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Millionaire Bucks are 1 in 3.04. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Millionaire Bucks?
The top prize for Millionaire Bucks is $5,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $30 ticket in North Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Millionaire Bucks (this game)811 in 3.0480.3%$5M · 20.1%
MAX-A-MILLION801 in 2.9581.5%$1M · 120.2%
$100,000 Cash Payday801 in 3.4977.9%$100K · 530.6%
200X The Cash771 in 3.0180.4%$5M · 20.7%
200X The Cash (Game #925)771 in 2.9380.1%$5M · 30.1%
Massive Cash Blowout731 in 9.3778.0%$3K · 2,3501.2%
$5,000,000 Ultimate671 in 3.0179.9%$5M · 30.1%
Carolina Black Premier641 in 4.1880.1%$4M · 20.5%
Supreme 7s551 in 4.1880.4%$4M · 10.2%
Black Titanium521 in 4.1480.7%$4M · 10.0%

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.