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Decent valueActiveJackpot Millions · $20 · North Carolina Lottery
Jackpot Millions: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.92 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#12 of 12 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:37 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#12 of 12 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:37 PM
Jackpot Millions is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.6%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 75.4%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 14% of the 4.4M printed tickets have been sold.
74.6%
expected return
1 in 4.67
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
14%
claimed · 607k of 4.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 801,746 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 779 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $40 – $500
$14.30 · 71.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.09 · 0.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.53 · 2.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.9%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$40 – $500 wins
801,626 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
14% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
4.4M
tickets printed
607k
tickets claimed · 14%
3.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
86%
67% of top prizes remain with 86% 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
#12 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:37 PM.
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