$400,000 Jackpot — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #928
$400,000 Jackpot (#928) is a $5 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (64.5%, $3.23 expected back per ticket) and #— of 14 $5 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.91) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 819,590). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.5 points (69.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 11.4% (1 in 4.40 at launch). 2 of 5 top prizes of $400,000 remain, and we estimate 1,639,181 tickets are still unsold (84.1% sold). $400,000 Jackpot 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.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $400,000 Jackpot, 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, 333,948 of 2,337,327 prizes (14.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | 1 in 2,058,816 | 1 in 819,590 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,029,408 | 1 in 819,590 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 128,676 | 1 in 149,016 | 80 | 69 | 11 | 13.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 11,805 | 1 in 15,914 | 872 | 769 | 103 | 11.8% |
| $200 | 1 in 6,020 | 1 in 8,237 | 1,710 | 1,511 | 199 | 11.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 199.8 | 1 in 256.4 | 51,530 | 45,138 | 6,392 | 12.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 101.3 | 128,676 | 112,490 | 16,186 | 12.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 195.3 | 1 in 240.4 | 52,720 | 45,901 | 6,819 | 12.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 58.7 | 214,413 | 186,497 | 27,916 | 13.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 69.9 | 171,568 | 148,113 | 23,455 | 13.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 15.6 | 772,150 | 666,854 | 105,296 | 13.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.9 | 1 in 11.1 | 943,593 | 796,026 | 147,567 | 15.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.40 | 1 in 4.91 | 2,337,327 | 2,003,379 | 333,948 | 14.3% |
How $400,000 Jackpot has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 16, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
- August 8, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
- July 17, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
- July 16, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 26 remain.
- July 3, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- June 3, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 27 remain.
- May 22, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 28 remain.
- April 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.
- March 12, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 30 remain.
- February 26, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 31 remain.
$400,000 Jackpot: common questions
- How many $400,000 prizes are left in $400,000 Jackpot?
- 2 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 819,590.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $400,000 Jackpot?
- 1 in 4.91 today, compared with 1 in 4.40 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.91, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.79.
- Is $400,000 Jackpot worth buying?
- Its current payout is 64.5% ($3.23 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 58 in North Carolina. The best $5 alternative today is Double Your Money (#10, $5) at 81.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $400,000 Jackpot tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,639,181 of roughly 10,294,600 printed tickets are unsold (84.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $400,000 Jackpot 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.
Other $5 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Double Your Money — 81.1% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
- LOTERIA® Fiesta — 74.0% payout, 1 in 3.39 any prize
- Mega Bucks — 70.8% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
- $5 MONOPOLY® — 70.5% payout, 1 in 4.13 any prize
- Jungle Cashword — 70.0% payout, 1 in 3.64 any prize