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Weak valueActiveJr Big Ol Bucks · $2 · North Carolina Lottery
Jr Big Ol Bucks: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.32 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $2 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
Jr Big Ol Bucks is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.0%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 66.5%. 5 of the original 6 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 8% of the 9.1M printed tickets have been sold.
66.0%
expected return
1 in 4.75
odds of any win
5 of 6
$50K top prizes left
8%
claimed · 741k of 9.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,764,977 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 60,264 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.32 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.29 · 64.5% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.03 · 1.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
1,764,972 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
8% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
9.1M
tickets printed
741k
tickets claimed · 8%
8.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
83%
Tickets left
92%
83% of top prizes remain with 92% 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
#1 of 8
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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