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Weak valueActiveEasy $100s · $2 · North Carolina Lottery
Easy $100s: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.31 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
Easy $100s is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.5%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.5%. 4 of the original 5 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 7.4M printed tickets have been sold.
65.5%
expected return
1 in 4.68
odds of any win
4 of 5
$20K top prizes left
35%
claimed · 2.6M of 7.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,031,253 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $100, 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 1,207,936 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.29 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.02 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
1,031,249 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
7.4M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 35%
4.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
65%
80% of top prizes remain with only 65% 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
#4 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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