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Strong valueActiveMAX-A-MILLION · $30 · North Carolina Lottery
MAX-A-MILLION: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.45 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM
MAX-A-MILLION is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.5%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 81.5%. 13 of the original 25 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 9.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.5%
expected return
1 in 2.95
odds of any win
13 of 25
$1M jackpots left
49%
claimed · 4.5M of 9.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,577,139 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $30
$40 – $300, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
66 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,088 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.37 · 71.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.28 · 0.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.79 · 9.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.2%
Just 13 tickets out of 4.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,576,700 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2025.
9.1M
tickets printed
4.5M
tickets claimed · 49%
4.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
52%
Tickets left
51%
52% of top prizes remain with only 51% 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 $30 NC peers
#6 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM.
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