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Ranked 49th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Extreme Money BlowoutNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
42
VALUESCORE
Fair
$20North CarolinaGame #43GREEN
At a glance

The North Carolina Lottery sells Extreme Money Blowout as a $20 ticket. At 1 in 9.88, its overall odds are the longest of North Carolina's 13 $20 games. On average it pays back about $0.75 per $1, $0.02 less than the median $20 game in North Carolina. At a ValueScore of 42/100 (Fair), it is 13th of the 13 active $20 games in North Carolina.

Overall Odds
1 in 9.88
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000
Top Prizes Left
3,158
Prizes Remaining
49%
ValueScore™
42 / 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 13th of the 13 active $20 games in North Carolina.
Why
→At 1 in 9.88, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.
  • Each $1 spent here returns about $0.75 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$2,0001 in 8006,1663,158
51%
$2001 in 40123,24660,589
49%
$1001 in 13369,909182,529
49%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$73,972,100
Current Prize Pool
$36,686,700
Payout Percentage
49.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
246,276

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,933,291
Estimated Remaining
2,433,207
% Remaining
49.3%
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 May 6, 3,002 $2,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3,158. The most recent was on October 18.

6,1602,257
6,160
5,752
5,313
4,967
4,628
4,364
4,165
3,967
3,759
3,582
3,445
3,302
3,158
May 6October 19

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

42
VALUESCORE
Fair
42
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
0/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
43
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
5/5/2026
Payout %
75.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 9.88 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Extreme Money Blowout scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Extreme Money Blowout scores 42/100 (Fair) and is 13th of the 13 active $20 games in North Carolina. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $20 tickets are listed on the North Carolina rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Extreme Money Blowout scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Extreme Money Blowout are 1 in 9.88. This means roughly 1 in every 10 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Extreme Money Blowout?
The top prize for Extreme Money Blowout is $2,000. As of our latest update, 3,158 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $20 ticket in North Carolina

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$2,000,000 Taxes Paid751 in 3.7874.7%$2.8M · 32.4%
Stacks of Cash701 in 3.3577.6%$2M · 20.6%
$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe641 in 3.2277.5%$2M · 20.0%
Ruby Red 7's641 in 3.4577.3%$2M · 20.8%
20 Years621 in 3.4576.4%$1M · 11.0%
Instant Millions601 in 3.4177.2%$2M · 20.1%
$2 MILLION VAULT591 in 3.3577.2%$2M · 10.3%
$50,000 Payout581 in 3.5474.9%$50K · 420.0%
Jackpot Millions571 in 4.6775.4%$1M · 21.4%
Extreme Money Blowout (this game)421 in 9.8875.0%$2K · 3,158-

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.