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Decent valueActiveStacks of Cash · $20 · North Carolina Lottery
Stacks of Cash: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.71 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM
Stacks of Cash is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.6%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 77.6%. 2 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 42% of the 4.4M printed tickets have been sold.
78.6%
expected return
1 in 3.35
odds of any win
2 of 3
$2M jackpots left
42%
claimed · 1.9M of 4.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 758,443 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,714 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.71 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.83 · 69.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.30 · 1.5% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.57 · 7.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 2.5M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
758,342 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
42% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
4.4M
tickets printed
1.9M
tickets claimed · 42%
2.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
58%
67% of top prizes remain with only 58% 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
#6 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM.
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