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$400,000 Jackpot — $5 North Carolina Scratch-Off #928

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

$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.

Current payout
64.5%
69.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.23
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.91
1 in 4.40 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.91
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.79
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 109,279
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 5
$400,000 each
Tickets remaining
15.9%
≈ 1,639,181 tickets

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.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% 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 prizes1 in 4.401 in 4.91 2,337,3272,003,379 333,94814.3%

How $400,000 Jackpot has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $400,000 Jackpot. 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.

$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.

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