Bits & Odds

Jr Big Ol Bucks — $2 North Carolina Scratch-Off #44

Data captured September 9, 2026

Jr Big Ol Bucks (#44) is a $2 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #39 of 58 active games on current payout (70.0%, $1.40 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 7 $2 games, #39 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.37) and #54 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,760,209). Since launch the payout has risen 3.7 points (66.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 7.9% (1 in 4.75 at launch). 2 of 6 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 5,520,417 tickets are still unsold (39.5% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
70.0%
66.3% at launch
Expected value
$1.40
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.37
1 in 4.75 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.37
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.10
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 2,760,209
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 6
$50,000 each
Tickets remaining
60.5%
≈ 5,520,417 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Jr Big Ol Bucks, 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, 1,263,224 of 1,920,883 prizes (65.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$50,000 1 in 1,519,550 1 in 2,760,209 6 4 2 33.3%
$500 1 in 61,190 1 in 62,732 149 61 88 59.1%
$100 1 in 2,978 1 in 2,862 3,062 1,133 1,929 63.0%
$50 1 in 199.6 1 in 190.7 45,684 16,741 28,943 63.4%
$20 1 in 93.8 1 in 89.0 97,230 35,192 62,038 63.8%
$10 1 in 44.1 1 in 41.5 206,738 73,616 133,122 64.4%
$5 1 in 30.0 1 in 27.7 303,848 104,520 199,328 65.6%
$4 1 in 17.0 1 in 15.7 534,942 182,942 352,000 65.8%
$2 1 in 12.5 1 in 11.4 729,224 243,450 485,774 66.6%
All prizes1 in 4.751 in 4.37 1,920,883657,659 1,263,22465.8%

How Jr Big Ol Bucks has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Jr Big Ol Bucks. 3 daily readings.

Jr Big Ol Bucks: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in Jr Big Ol Bucks?
2 of 6 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,760,209.
What are the odds of winning anything on Jr Big Ol Bucks?
1 in 4.37 today, compared with 1 in 4.75 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.37, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.10.
Is Jr Big Ol Bucks worth buying?
Its current payout is 70.0% ($1.40 back per $2 ticket), rank #39 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $2 alternative today is Easy $100s (#36, $2) at 67.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Jr Big Ol Bucks tickets are left?
We estimate 5,520,417 of roughly 9,115,300 printed tickets are unsold (39.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Jr Big Ol Bucks launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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