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Weak valueActive777 · $2 · North Carolina Lottery
777: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.28 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#6 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#6 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
777 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 2 of the original 4 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 55% of the 6.9M printed tickets have been sold.
64.0%
expected return
1 in 4.68
odds of any win
2 of 4
$20K top prizes left
55%
claimed · 3.8M of 6.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 658,376 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $300, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 220,051 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.28 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $300
$1.26 · 62.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.02 · 1.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $300 wins
658,362 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
55% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
6.9M
tickets printed
3.8M
tickets claimed · 55%
3.1M
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
45%
50% of top prizes remain with only 45% 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 $2 NC peers
#6 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM.
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