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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Money Rush · $10 · North Carolina Lottery
$1,000,000 Money Rush: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.96 on average.
▲ +4.2 pts vs launch#2 of 14 · $10 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
▲ +4.2 pts vs launch#2 of 14 · $10 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
$1,000,000 Money Rush is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.6%, up 4.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.4%. 2 of the original 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 70% of the 5.4M printed tickets have been sold.
79.6%
expected return
1 in 3.78
odds of any win
2 of 4
$1M jackpots left
70%
claimed · 3.8M of 5.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 422,264 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,890 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.96 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.65 · 66.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.06 · 0.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.25 · 12.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.1%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.6M 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
422,239 winning tickets remain in this range: 83% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
70% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
5.4M
tickets printed
3.8M
tickets claimed · 70%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
30%
50% of top prizes remain with only 30% 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
#2 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM.
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