How many $2,000 prizes are left in Hot $2,000?

381 of 2048 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,970.

What are the odds of winning anything on Hot $2,000?

1 in 3.67 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.67, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.10.

Is Hot $2,000 worth buying?

Its current payout is 73.1% ($7.31 back per $10 ticket), rank #33 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $1,000,000 Bonus Match (#11, $10) at 92.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Hot $2,000 tickets are left?

We estimate 1,131,570 of roughly 6,139,410 printed tickets are unsold (81.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Hot $2,000 launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.

Hot $2,000 — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #3

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:09 UTC · launched July 1, 2025

Hot $2,000 North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Hot $2,000 (#3) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off launched on July 1, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #33 of 62 active games on current payout (73.1%, $7.31 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 13 $10 games, #19 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.67) and #5 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,970). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (72.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.4% (1 in 3.80 at launch). 381 of 2048 top prizes of $2,000 remain, and we estimate 1,131,570 tickets are still unsold (81.6% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.

Current payout

73.1%

72.5% at launch

Expected value

$7.31

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.67

1 in 3.80 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.67

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.10

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 2,970

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

381 of 2,048

$2,000 each

Tickets remaining

18.4%

≈ 1,131,570 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 24, 2026, yesterday.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Hot $2,000, 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, 308,080 of 1,616,620 prizes (19.1%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$2,000	1 in 2,998	1 in 2,970	2,048	1,667	381	18.6%
$500	1 in 11,785	1 in 12,435	521	430	91	17.5%
$200	1 in 5,898	1 in 5,924	1,041	850	191	18.3%
$100	1 in 99.9	1 in 102.4	61,445	50,391	11,054	18.0%
$50	1 in 25.0	1 in 25.6	245,412	201,158	44,254	18.0%
$40	1 in 78.5	1 in 79.2	78,199	63,918	14,281	18.3%
$20	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.81	614,013	498,684	115,329	18.8%
$10	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.24	613,941	491,442	122,499	20.0%
All prizes	1 in 3.80	1 in 3.67	1,616,620	1,308,540	308,080	19.1%

How Hot $2,000 has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Hot $2,000. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 24, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 381 remain.
October 23, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 382 remain.
October 22, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 384 remain.
October 20, 2026: 3 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 385 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 388 remain.
October 16, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 389 remain.
October 15, 2026: 3 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 390 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 393 remain.
October 13, 2026: 6 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 394 remain.
October 9, 2026: 4 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 400 remain.
October 8, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 404 remain.
October 6, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 405 remain.

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

Hot $2,000: common questions

How many $2,000 prizes are left in Hot $2,000?: 381 of 2048 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,970.
What are the odds of winning anything on Hot $2,000?: 1 in 3.67 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.67, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.10.
Is Hot $2,000 worth buying?: Its current payout is 73.1% ($7.31 back per $10 ticket), rank #33 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $1,000,000 Bonus Match (#11, $10) at 92.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Hot $2,000 tickets are left?: We estimate 1,131,570 of roughly 6,139,410 printed tickets are unsold (81.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Hot $2,000 launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $10 North Carolina scratch-offs

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Triple Red 777 Jackpot — 79.1% payout, 1 in 3.56 any prize
$10 MONOPOLY® — 78.0% payout, 1 in 3.78 any prize
Cashword King — 77.9% payout, 1 in 3.60 any prize
50X The Cash — 75.0% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize

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