How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $5,000,000 Ultimate?

3 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,556,962.

What are the odds of winning anything on $5,000,000 Ultimate?

1 in 3.31 today, compared with 1 in 3.01 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.31, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.78.

Is $5,000,000 Ultimate worth buying?

Its current payout is 78.2% ($23.46 back per $30 ticket), rank #10 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative today is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $5,000,000 Ultimate tickets are left?

We estimate 4,670,886 of roughly 16,676,190 printed tickets are unsold (72.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $5,000,000 Ultimate launch and is it still on sale?

We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

$5,000,000 Ultimate — $30 North Carolina Scratch-Off #876

Data captured September 9, 2026

$5,000,000 Ultimate North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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$5,000,000 Ultimate (#876) is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #10 of 58 active games on current payout (78.2%, $23.46 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 9 $30 games, #6 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.31) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,556,962). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.7 points (79.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 10.1% (1 in 3.01 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,670,886 tickets are still unsold (72.0% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

78.2%

79.9% at launch

Expected value

$23.46

per $30 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.31

1 in 3.01 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.31

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.78

win more than $30

$600+ odds

1 in 6,295

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 5

$5,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

28.0%

≈ 4,670,886 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $5,000,000 Ultimate, 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, 1,409,194 of 5,537,410 prizes (25.4%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$5,000,000	1 in 3,334,878	1 in 1,556,962	5	2	3	60.0%
$100,000	1 in 1,111,626	1 in 1,167,721	15	11	4	26.7%
$50,000	1 in 666,976	1 in 778,481	25	19	6	24.0%
$20,000	1 in 555,813	1 in 667,269	30	23	7	23.3%
$5,000	1 in 277,907	1 in 311,392	60	45	15	25.0%
$1,000	1 in 6,020	1 in 6,607	2,770	2,063	707	25.5%
$500	1 in 199.9	1 in 224.6	83,401	62,609	20,792	24.9%
$200	1 in 42.4	1 in 47.6	393,108	294,888	98,220	25.0%
$100	1 in 20.0	1 in 22.3	833,677	624,424	209,253	25.1%
$50	1 in 13.6	1 in 15.1	1,222,412	913,912	308,500	25.2%
$40	1 in 12.5	1 in 13.8	1,334,288	994,625	339,663	25.5%
$30	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.8	1,667,619	1,235,595	432,024	25.9%
All prizes	1 in 3.01	1 in 3.31	5,537,410	4,128,216	1,409,194	25.4%

How $5,000,000 Ultimate has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $5,000,000 Ultimate. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 9, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 707 remain.
September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 842 remain.
September 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 843 remain.
September 18, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 845 remain.
September 16, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 847 remain.
September 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 850 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 851 remain.
September 6, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 852 remain.
September 3, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 854 remain.
August 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 855 remain.
August 29, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 856 remain.
August 28, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 857 remain.

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

$5,000,000 Ultimate: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $5,000,000 Ultimate?: 3 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,556,962.
What are the odds of winning anything on $5,000,000 Ultimate?: 1 in 3.31 today, compared with 1 in 3.01 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.31, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.78.
Is $5,000,000 Ultimate worth buying?: Its current payout is 78.2% ($23.46 back per $30 ticket), rank #10 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative today is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $5,000,000 Ultimate tickets are left?: We estimate 4,670,886 of roughly 16,676,190 printed tickets are unsold (72.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $5,000,000 Ultimate launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs

MAX-A-MILLION — 80.2% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
200X The Cash — 80.1% payout, 1 in 3.08 any prize
Millionaire Bucks — 80.0% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
Carolina Black Premier — 77.8% payout, 1 in 4.46 any prize
$100,000 Cash Payday — 77.5% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize

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