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$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe — $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off #917

Data captured September 9, 2026 · no longer on sale, claim by December 3, 2026

$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe (#917) is a $20 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (80.9%, $16.18 expected back per ticket) and #— of 11 $20 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 3.74) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 467,146). Since launch the payout has risen 3.4 points (77.5% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 16.0% (1 in 3.23 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 934,293 tickets are still unsold (84.8% sold). $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe is no longer on sale in North Carolina; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

Current payout
80.9%
77.5% at launch
Expected value
$16.18
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.74
1 in 3.23 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.74
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.90
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 28,312
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
15.2%
≈ 934,293 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 249,725 of 1,905,303 prizes (13.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 1,535,558 1 in 467,146 4 2 2 50.0%
$100,000 1 in 767,779 1 in 934,293 8 7 1 12.5%
$10,000 1 in 204,741 1 in 311,431 30 27 3 10.0%
$5,000 1 in 58,497 1 in 84,936 105 94 11 10.5%
$2,000 1 in 39,122 1 in 58,393 157 141 16 10.2%
$500 1 in 1,994 1 in 2,414 3,081 2,694 387 12.6%
$200 1 in 200.4 1 in 253.2 30,658 26,968 3,690 12.0%
$100 1 in 21.6 1 in 26.6 284,589 249,502 35,087 12.3%
$50 1 in 20.0 1 in 23.5 307,021 267,214 39,807 13.0%
$40 1 in 30.0 1 in 35.9 204,812 178,795 26,017 12.7%
$30 1 in 15.0 1 in 17.5 409,755 356,342 53,413 13.0%
$20 1 in 9.24 1 in 10.2 665,083 573,792 91,291 13.7%
All prizes1 in 3.231 in 3.74 1,905,3031,655,578 249,72513.1%

How $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe?
2 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 467,146.
What are the odds of winning anything on $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe?
1 in 3.74 today, compared with 1 in 3.23 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.74, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.90.
Is $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe worth buying?
Its current payout is 80.9% ($16.18 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 58 in North Carolina. The best $20 alternative today is Stacks of Cash (#27, $20) at 77.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe tickets are left?
We estimate 934,293 of roughly 6,145,367 printed tickets are unsold (84.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on February 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

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