What is the expected value of LOTERIA®?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of LOTERIA® is 62.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $1.86 in prizes against its $3 cost.

Is LOTERIA® retired?

No, LOTERIA® is still active and being sold by the North Carolina state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

LOTERIA® ($3) - Odds & Remaining Prizes - North Carolina Lottery

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ActiveLOTERIA® · $3 · North Carolina Lottery

▼ -4.3 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $3 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM

LOTERIA® is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, down 4.3 percentage points from the launch value of 66.3%. 2 of the original 8 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 9.3M printed tickets have been sold.

62.0%

expected return

1 in 3.99

odds of any win

2 of 8

$75K top prizes left

92%

claimed · 8.5M of 9.3M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 193,737 winning tickets still unclaimed.

14 win more than $3

$5 – $150, an actual profit

11 win their money back

a $3 prize, so you break even

75 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 30,578 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $1.86 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $3 – $500

$1.59 · 53.0% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $75K

$0.27 · 9.0% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$3 – $500 wins

193,721 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

92% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there

Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2024.

9.3M

tickets printed

8.5M

tickets claimed · 92%

764k

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.

Jackpots left

25%

Tickets left

25% of top prizes remain with only 8% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

North Carolina Lottery

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Rank vs $3 NC peers

Only $3 game tracked in North Carolina

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

LOTERIA®

62.0%

Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM.

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LOTERIA®: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.86 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $1.86 comes from

92% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there