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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 $23.38 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$100,000 Cash Payday is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.9%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 77.9%. 64 of the original 80 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 22% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
77.9%
expected return
1 in 3.5
odds of any win
64 of 80
$100K top prizes left
22%
claimed · 1.3M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,374,552 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 565 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.93 · 73.1% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $100K
$1.45 · 4.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,374,357 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
22% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
6.1M
tickets printed
1.3M
tickets claimed · 22%
4.8M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
78%
80% of top prizes remain with only 78% 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 Jun 15, 2026.
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