Prize Link ConnectNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Prize Link Connect is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $5 games. Our estimate for the $200,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 2,010,730 per ticket, from 1 in 1,600,197 at launch. At launch, about 1 in 133,350 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.6M at launch, about 1 in 2.0M now. The $200,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Average win frequency: about a 23% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.29).
- Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 1,598,610 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 799,305 | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 399,653 | 16 | 9 | 56% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 319,722 | 20 | 13 | 65% |
| $500 | 1 in 24,130 | 265 | 162 | 61% |
| $200 | 1 in 8,013 | 798 | 493 | 62% |
| $100 | 1 in 390 | 16,414 | 10,214 | 62% |
| $50 | 1 in 55 | 115,654 | 72,037 | 62% |
| $25 | 1 in 80 | 79,958 | 49,744 | 62% |
| $20 | 1 in 80 | 79,829 | 49,836 | 62% |
| $15 | 1 in 80 | 79,977 | 50,119 | 63% |
| $10 | 1 in 11 | 586,231 | 368,208 | 63% |
| $5 | 1 in 12 | 532,851 | 336,561 | 63% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on April 8, 2 $200,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on October 9.
- October 9, 20261 claimed · 2 left
- August 26, 20261 claimed · 3 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for North Carolina's $5 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
Game Details
- State
- North Carolina
- Game Number
- 37
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 4/7/2026
- Payout %
- 68.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $5 ticket in North Carolina
All 23 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC State® | 62 | 1 in 4.16 | 68.9% | $200K · 2 | 8.6% |
| Tar Heels® | 61 | 1 in 4.16 | 69.0% | $200K · 2 | 10.1% |
| 20X The Cash | 58 | 1 in 4.37 | 68.9% | $250K · 12 | 0.4% |
| CASH | 56 | 1 in 4.13 | 71.0% | $200K · 2 | 2.1% |
| Loteria Grande | 54 | 1 in 3.86 | 68.9% | $150K · 4 | 1.7% |
| Wheel of Fortune | 47 | 1 in 4.31 | 68.9% | $200K · 4 | 1.4% |
| $200,000 Taxes Paid | 47 | 1 in 4.30 | 69.0% | $278K · 2 | 4.0% |
| Jungle Cashword | 47 | 1 in 3.79 | 69.0% | $150K · 2 | 1.6% |
| Prize Link Connect (this game) | 45 | 1 in 4.29 | 68.9% | $200K · 2 | 0.5% |
| Mega Bucks | 41 | 1 in 4.50 | 68.9% | $200K · 2 | 1.5% |
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.