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Strong valueActive$1,000,000 Bonus Match · $10 · North Carolina Lottery
$1,000,000 Bonus Match: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.51 on average.
▲ +10.1 pts vs launch#1 of 15 · $10 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:37 PM
▲ +10.1 pts vs launch#1 of 15 · $10 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:37 PM
$1,000,000 Bonus Match is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 85.1%, up 10.1 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 2 of the original 5 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 87% of the 7.4M printed tickets have been sold.
85.1%
expected return
1 in 3.76
odds of any win
2 of 5
$1M jackpots left
87%
claimed · 6.5M of 7.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 252,989 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,324 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.33 · 63.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $50K
$0.08 · 0.8% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.10 · 21.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
64.1%
Just 2 tickets out of 947k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
252,966 winning tickets remain in this range: 74% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
87% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
7.4M
tickets printed
6.5M
tickets claimed · 87%
947k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
13%
40% of top prizes remain with only 13% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
North Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 NC peers
#1 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:37 PM.
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