$200,000 Taxes Paid — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #56
$200,000 Taxes Paid (#56) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off launched on September 1, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #46 of 62 active games on current payout (68.9%, $3.44 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 16 $5 games, #39 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.28) and #47 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,568,388). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (69.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.4% (1 in 4.30 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $277,740 remain, and we estimate 3,136,777 tickets are still unsold (38.4% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Last top prize claimed: September 24, 2026, 31 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $200,000 Taxes Paid, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other North Carolina game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 732,410 of 1,184,096 prizes (61.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $277,740 | 1 in 1,696,760 | 1 in 1,568,388 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 565,587 | 1 in 522,796 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 66.7% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 424,190 | 1 in 448,111 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 58.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 9,789 | 1 in 10,119 | 520 | 210 | 310 | 59.6% |
| $200 | 1 in 7,795 | 1 in 8,169 | 653 | 269 | 384 | 58.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 543.8 | 1 in 552.0 | 9,360 | 3,677 | 5,683 | 60.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 167.9 | 1 in 171.2 | 30,322 | 12,004 | 18,318 | 60.4% |
| $25 | 1 in 18.3 | 1 in 18.5 | 277,996 | 108,895 | 169,101 | 60.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 149.8 | 1 in 150.5 | 33,992 | 13,143 | 20,849 | 61.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.0 | 1 in 13.0 | 390,211 | 149,293 | 240,918 | 61.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.3 | 441,018 | 164,186 | 276,832 | 62.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.30 | 1 in 4.28 | 1,184,096 | 451,686 | 732,410 | 61.9% |
How $200,000 Taxes Paid has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 6, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
- October 1, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
- September 24, 2026: one $277,740 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- September 22, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- September 19, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
- September 19, 2026: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 9 remain.
- September 9, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
$200,000 Taxes Paid: common questions
- How many $277,740 prizes are left in $200,000 Taxes Paid?
- 2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,568,388.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $200,000 Taxes Paid?
- 1 in 4.28 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.28, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.89.
- Is $200,000 Taxes Paid worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.9% ($3.44 back per $5 ticket), rank #46 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA® Fiesta (#2, $5) at 75.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $200,000 Taxes Paid tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,136,777 of roughly 5,089,348 printed tickets are unsold (38.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $200,000 Taxes Paid launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 1, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.0% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- LOTERIA® Fiesta — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- $5 MONOPOLY® — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- Jungle Cashword — 70.1% payout, 1 in 3.63 any prize
- Prize Link Connect — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.18 any prize