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Exceptional valueActive$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe · $20 · North Carolina Lottery
$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe: Exceptional value. A $20 ticket pays back $18.33 on average.
▲ +14.1 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +14.1 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 91.6%, up 14.1 percentage points from the launch value of 77.5%. 2 of the original 4 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 86% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
91.6%
expected return
1 in 3.2
odds of any win
2 of 4
$2M jackpots left
86%
claimed · 5.3M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 268,669 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,900 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $18.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.47 · 67.4% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.27 · 1.3% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$4.59 · 22.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 872k carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
268,630 winning tickets remain in this range: 74% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
86% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2023.
6.1M
tickets printed
5.3M
tickets claimed · 86%
872k
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
14%
50% of top prizes remain with only 14% 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 $20 NC peers
#1 of 11
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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