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Strong valueActive$8 Million Money Maker · $50 · North Carolina Lottery
$8 Million Money Maker: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.14 on average.
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $50 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $50 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
$8 Million Money Maker is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.3%, down 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 82.1%. 1 of the original 5 $8,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 70% of the 15.2M printed tickets have been sold.
80.3%
expected return
1 in 4.14
odds of any win
1 of 5
$8M jackpots left
70%
claimed · 10.6M of 15.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,104,910 winning tickets still unclaimed.
23 win more than $50
$100 – $400, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 100 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $40.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$37.99 · 76.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.40 · 0.8% of price
Jackpots $8M+
$1.75 · 3.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.8%
Just 1 ticket out of 4.6M carry the $8M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
1,104,566 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
70% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2024.
15.2M
tickets printed
10.6M
tickets claimed · 70%
4.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
30%
20% of top prizes remain with 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 $50 NC peers
#2 of 3
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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