Bits & Odds

Corner Payout — $2 North Carolina Scratch-Off #47

Data captured · launched July 3, 2026

Corner Payout (#47) is a $2 North Carolina scratch-off launched on July 3, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #57 of 62 active games on current payout (66.0%, $1.32 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 7 $2 games, #45 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.48) and #35 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,356,936). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (66.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.5% (1 in 4.54 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 2,713,872 tickets are still unsold (38.9% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
66.0%
66.3% at launch
Expected value
$1.32
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.48
1 in 4.54 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.48
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.50
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 452,312
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$20,000 each
Tickets remaining
61.1%
≈ 2,713,872 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Corner Payout, 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, 606,192 of 976,967 prizes (62.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$20,000 1 in 1,479,500 1 in 1,356,936 3 1 2 66.7%
$1,000 1 in 739,750 1 in 678,468 6 2 4 66.7%
$500 1 in 77,868 1 in 79,820 57 23 34 59.6%
$200 1 in 29,201 1 in 30,839 152 64 88 57.9%
$100 1 in 7,983 1 in 8,481 556 236 320 57.6%
$50 1 in 1,513 1 in 1,591 2,934 1,228 1,706 58.1%
$30 1 in 1,053 1 in 1,077 4,216 1,695 2,521 59.8%
$20 1 in 46.1 1 in 47.3 96,186 38,816 57,370 59.6%
$10 1 in 37.5 1 in 38.0 118,341 46,967 71,374 60.3%
$5 1 in 60.0 1 in 59.0 73,968 27,932 46,036 62.2%
$4 1 in 15.0 1 in 14.9 295,853 113,647 182,206 61.6%
$2 1 in 11.5 1 in 11.1 384,695 140,164 244,531 63.6%
All prizes1 in 4.541 in 4.48 976,967370,775 606,19262.0%

How Corner Payout has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Corner Payout. 49 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.

Corner Payout: common questions

How many $20,000 prizes are left in Corner Payout?
2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,356,936.
What are the odds of winning anything on Corner Payout?
1 in 4.48 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.54 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.48, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.50.
Is Corner Payout worth buying?
Its current payout is 66.0% ($1.32 back per $2 ticket), rank #57 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Jr Big Ol Bucks (#44, $2) at 69.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Corner Payout tickets are left?
We estimate 2,713,872 of roughly 4,439,380 printed tickets are unsold (38.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Corner Payout launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 3, 2026. It is still on sale.

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