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Strong valueActiveMillionaire Bucks · $30 · North Carolina Lottery
Millionaire Bucks: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.64 on average.
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#4 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#4 of 9 · $30 NC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:36 PM
Millionaire Bucks is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.1%, up 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 80.3%. 3 of the original 4 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 11.1M printed tickets have been sold.
82.1%
expected return
1 in 3.04
odds of any win
3 of 4
$5M jackpots left
45%
claimed · 5M of 11.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,019,912 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $30
$40 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 239 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.64 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.99 · 73.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.21 · 0.7% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$2.44 · 8.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.0%
Just 3 tickets out of 6.2M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
2,019,640 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
11.1M
tickets printed
5M
tickets claimed · 45%
6.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
55%
75% of top prizes remain with only 55% 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
#4 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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