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Decent valueActive$100,000 Cash Payday · $30 · North Carolina Lottery
$100,000 Cash Payday: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.33 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM
$100,000 Cash Payday is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.8%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 77.9%. 57 of the original 80 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 28% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
77.8%
expected return
1 in 3.49
odds of any win
57 of 80
$100K top prizes left
28%
claimed · 1.7M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,271,959 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $30
$50 – $300, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 563 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.92 · 73.1% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $100K
$1.41 · 4.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,271,778 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
28% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
6.1M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 28%
4.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
71%
Tickets left
72%
71% of top prizes remain with 72% 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 $30 NC peers
#9 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM.
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