Bits & Odds

Jackpot Millions — $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off #50

Data captured · launched July 3, 2026

Jackpot Millions (#50) is a $20 North Carolina scratch-off launched on July 3, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #30 of 62 active games on current payout (74.0%, $14.80 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 11 $20 games, #57 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.77) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,415,694). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.4 points (75.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.0% (1 in 4.67 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,831,388 tickets are still unsold (34.9% 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
74.0%
75.4% at launch
Expected value
$14.80
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.77
1 in 4.67 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.77
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.77
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 29,804
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
65.1%
≈ 2,831,388 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Jackpot Millions, 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, 594,041 of 931,758 prizes (63.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 1,450,600 1 in 1,415,694 3 1 2 66.7%
$10,000 1 in 362,650 1 in 353,923 12 4 8 66.7%
$2,000 1 in 35,095 1 in 33,310 124 39 85 68.5%
$500 1 in 798.5 1 in 815.0 5,450 1,976 3,474 63.7%
$200 1 in 108.7 1 in 111.1 40,042 14,566 25,476 63.6%
$100 1 in 19.9 1 in 20.3 218,917 79,458 139,459 63.7%
$50 1 in 15.0 1 in 15.3 290,120 105,221 184,899 63.7%
$40 1 in 11.5 1 in 11.8 377,090 136,452 240,638 63.8%
All prizes1 in 4.671 in 4.77 931,758337,717 594,04163.8%

How Jackpot Millions has moved

72% 75% 77% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Jackpot Millions. 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.

Jackpot Millions: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Jackpot Millions?
2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,415,694.
What are the odds of winning anything on Jackpot Millions?
1 in 4.77 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.67 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.77, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 4.77.
Is Jackpot Millions worth buying?
Its current payout is 74.0% ($14.80 back per $20 ticket), rank #30 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Ruby Red 7's (#8, $20) at 78.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Jackpot Millions tickets are left?
We estimate 2,831,388 of roughly 4,351,619 printed tickets are unsold (34.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Jackpot Millions launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 3, 2026. It is still on sale.

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