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Decent valueActive$50,000 Payout · $20 · North Carolina Lottery
$50,000 Payout: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.91 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#11 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#11 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
$50,000 Payout is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.6%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 74.9%. 42 of the original 100 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 59% of the 5.6M printed tickets have been sold.
74.6%
expected return
1 in 3.54
odds of any win
42 of 100
$50K top prizes left
59%
claimed · 3.3M of 5.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 648,021 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,819 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.91 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.99 · 69.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.92 · 4.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
647,961 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
59% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2024.
5.6M
tickets printed
3.3M
tickets claimed · 59%
2.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
42%
Tickets left
41%
42% of top prizes remain with only 41% 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
#11 of 11
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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