North Carolina · Game #948
Sale status not listed · Collected Oct 21, 2026, 1:04 AM EDT
Game summary
Across lots of tickets, we estimate an average of $6.50 back for each $10 ticket.
$0.65 back per $1 spent · -$3.50 after the ticket cost
No changevs Oct 20, 2026For a $10 ticket, the estimated average payout is $6.50 when the $1,000,000 top prize is treated as $0.
Return vs. ticket price, without the jackpot: -35.0%
No changevs Oct 20, 2026About 1 in 3.81 remaining tickets
Includes the top prize and prizes that only return your ticket cost. A prize does not necessarily mean a profit.
No changevs Oct 20, 20260 still unclaimed in the lottery data.
No changevs Oct 20, 2026A prize worth more than the ticket price. Winning your ticket cost back doesn’t count as coming out ahead.
No top-prize winning tickets remain in this estimate.
Remaining prizes and tickets
Out of 2,933,981 prizes in the source table.
12.5% left
No changevs Oct 20, 2026Counts include tickets already sold whose prizes haven’t been claimed.
Out of 8 top prizes originally.
0.0% left8 no longer remaining
No changevs Oct 20, 2026From the lottery report for this game.
11,186,190 tickets estimated at the start.
No changevs Oct 20, 2026Tickets left are an estimate. Unclaimed prizes don’t tell us exactly how many tickets are still for sale.
We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →
Original vs. current
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Change unavailable — both values are needed.
$1.03 per ticket lower than launch
A smaller “1 in” number means a higher chance. Any prize includes prizes that only return the ticket cost. Original odds may be rounded; current values are estimates, not guaranteed outcomes.
Here’s how the ticket price compares with the average prize payout we estimate. Your ticket could pay more, less, or nothing.
Published by the lottery.
Worked out from the lottery’s own numbers.
Our best estimate, using data and assumptions we explain.
Prize-by-prize estimates
The chance of each prize for the tickets estimated to remain. These are estimates, not the lottery’s original odds.
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| Prize | Estimated odds | Prizes left | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | No prizes left | 0 | 0.00000% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 701,405.54 | 2 | 0.00014% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 701,405.54 | 2 | 0.00014% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 1,402,811.07 | 1 | 0.00007% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 73,832.16 | 19 | 0.00135% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,472.3 | 404 | 0.02880% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,721.24 | 815 | 0.05810% |
| $100 | 1 in 66.85 | 20,985 | 1.49592% |
| $50 | 1 in 44.49 | 31,530 | 2.24763% |
| $30 | 1 in 81.19 | 17,278 | 1.23167% |
| $20 | 1 in 9.82 | 142,886 | 10.18569% |
| $10 | 1 in 9.11 | 154,016 | 10.97910% |
These odds use estimated tickets left. Some prize counts are estimated too. A winning ticket may already have been sold but not claimed. Swipe the table to see every column on a phone.
Estimated prize payout per ticket
Average prize value after treating the biggest prize as $0
How that alternate average payout compares with ticket price
Launch payout with modeled prize valuations
Estimated net return / ticket price
A 70¢ payout per $1 spent means a 30¢ average loss
Estimated average prize payout minus the ticket price
Original top prizes: 8
An estimate, not an exact count from the lottery
Launch: available
Full current EV: available
Without top prize: available
Chance of any prize: available
Confidence rating not published
We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →
Launch basis: published inception odds. Inventory basis: inferred from prize odds.
The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.
The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.
The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.
Uses the complete prize table and changes in prize counts.
Original prize table: complete. Remaining prize table: complete.
These are the model’s inputs. A calculated or estimated count is separate from the literal count in the prize table.
| Prize wording | Value used | Original count used | Remaining count used |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | $1,000,000.00Published cash value | 8Published count | 0Published count |
| $50,000 | $50,000.00Published cash value | 8Published count | 2Published count |
| $10,000 | $10,000.00Published cash value | 16Published count | 2Published count |
| $5,000 | $5,000.00Published cash value | 32Published count | 1Published count |
| $2,000 | $2,000.00Published cash value | 125Published count | 19Published count |
| $500 | $500.00Published cash value | 3,533Published count | 404Published count |
| $200 | $200.00Published cash value | 7,431Published count | 815Published count |
| $100 | $100.00Published cash value | 186,719Published count | 20,985Published count |
| $50 | $50.00Published cash value | 279,438Published count | 31,530Published count |
| $30 | $30.00Published cash value | 144,914Published count | 17,278Published count |
| $20 | $20.00Published cash value | 1,193,486Published count | 142,886Published count |
| $10 | $10.00Published cash value | 1,118,271Published count | 154,016Published count |
From the official source
These are the source’s published rows. A dash means the count is not published. Calculated original totals are labeled, and any derived remaining counts appear separately in the model inputs.
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| Prize | Original prizes | Original odds · from lottery | Remaining prizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 8 | 1 in 1,398,273.75 | 00.0% of 8 left |
| $50,000 | 8 | 1 in 1,398,273.75 | 225.0% of 8 left |
| $10,000 | 16 | 1 in 699,136.88 | 212.5% of 16 left |
| $5,000 | 32 | 1 in 349,568.44 | 13.1% of 32 left |
| $2,000 | 125 | 1 in 89,489.52 | 1915.2% of 125 left |
| $500 | 3,533 | 1 in 3,166.2 | 40411.4% of 3,533 left |
| $200 | 7,431 | 1 in 1,505.34 | 81511.0% of 7,431 left |
| $100 | 186,719 | 1 in 59.91 | 20,98511.2% of 186,719 left |
| $50 | 279,438 | 1 in 40.03 | 31,53011.3% of 279,438 left |
| $30 | 144,914 | 1 in 77.19 | 17,27811.9% of 144,914 left |
| $20 | 1,193,486 | 1 in 9.37 | 142,88612.0% of 1,193,486 left |
| $10 | 1,118,271 | 1 in 10 | 154,01613.8% of 1,118,271 left |
About the estimates
Each lottery publishes different information. We use the available game data and stated assumptions to estimate average payouts and tickets left. An unclaimed prize count is not a count of tickets still for sale.
Published prize observations stay separate from estimates. The model uses this game's reported coverage, ticket inventory and count assumptions; unavailable values retain their source explanations.
How we work it out →Game history
We keep the last update of each day, using Eastern Time. If a day has no number, we leave a gap. We don’t fill in guesses.
Past numbers preserve the estimates published on each day. This covers the dates we have collected. 7-day change: insufficient history. 30-day change: insufficient history.
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| Date | Estimated average payout | Change from previous day |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | $6.50 | No daily comparison |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $6.50 | No change compared with Oct 20, 2026 |
367,938 prizes left2,933,981 total · 12.5% left · Oct 21, 2026
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| Date | Prizes remaining | Unclaimed count | Total prizes | Change from previous day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | 12.5% | 367,938 | 2,933,981 | No daily comparison |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 12.5% | 367,938 | 2,933,981 | No change compared with Oct 20, 2026 |
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| Date | Top prizes remaining | Change from previous day |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 | No daily comparison |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 | No change compared with Oct 20, 2026 |
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| Date | Estimated tickets left | Change from previous day |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | 1,402,811 | No daily comparison |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1,402,811 | No change compared with Oct 20, 2026 |