Can I still buy $50,000 Payout?

No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on February 16, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.

When is the last day to claim a prize on $50,000 Payout?

December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $50,000 prizes are still unclaimed in $50,000 Payout?

42 of 100, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.

How many $50,000 Payout prizes are unclaimed in all?

635,222 of 1,569,347, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

$50,000 Payout — $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off #944

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:09 UTC · sales ended, claim by December 3, 2026

$50,000 Payout North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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$50,000 Payout (#944) is a $20 North Carolina scratch-off that can no longer be bought, only claimed. North Carolina has stopped selling it. Winning tickets can be claimed until December 3, 2026; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 42 of 100 top prizes of $50,000 are still unclaimed, and 635,222 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the North Carolina scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by

December 3, 2026

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

Yes

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

42 of 100

$50,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

635,222

of 1,569,347 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$33,615,710

at face value, all tiers

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in $50,000 Payout and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 635,222 of 1,569,347 prizes (40.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$50,000	100	58	42	42.0%
$1,000	45	28	17	37.8%
$500	2,975	1,792	1,183	39.8%
$200	46,354	27,789	18,565	40.1%
$100	277,950	166,623	111,327	40.1%
$50	185,337	110,592	74,745	40.3%
$40	463,226	276,356	186,870	40.3%
$20	593,360	350,887	242,473	40.9%
All prizes	1,569,347	934,125	635,222	40.5%

How $50,000 Payout has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $50,000 Payout. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 23, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 49 remain.
September 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
July 22, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 50 remain.
July 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
July 18, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
July 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
June 17, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
June 14, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
June 3, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 53 remain.
May 28, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 54 remain.
May 13, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 55 remain.
May 2, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 56 remain.

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

$50,000 Payout: common questions

Can I still buy $50,000 Payout?: No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on February 16, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on $50,000 Payout?: December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $50,000 prizes are still unclaimed in $50,000 Payout?: 42 of 100, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
How many $50,000 Payout prizes are unclaimed in all?: 635,222 of 1,569,347, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

Other $20 North Carolina scratch-offs

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Ruby Red 7's — 78.1% payout, 1 in 3.57 any prize
$2 MILLION VAULT — 77.4% payout, 1 in 3.41 any prize
Stacks of Cash — 77.0% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize
20 Years — 76.7% payout, 1 in 3.41 any prize

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