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Average valueActiveHot $2,000 · $10 · North Carolina Lottery
Hot $2,000: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.14 on average.
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#14 of 14 · $10 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#14 of 14 · $10 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
Hot $2,000 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.4%, down 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 72.5%. 554 of the original 2,048 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 73% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
71.4%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
554 of 2,048
$2K top prizes left
73%
claimed · 4.5M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 432,068 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,392 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.47 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.67 · 6.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
431,514 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
73% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
6.1M
tickets printed
4.5M
tickets claimed · 73%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
27%
Tickets left
27%
27% of top prizes remain with only 27% 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 $10 NC peers
#14 of 14
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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