Bits & Odds

Jumbo Bucks — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #46

Data captured September 9, 2026

Jumbo Bucks (#46) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #27 of 58 active games on current payout (74.4%, $7.44 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 12 $10 games, #20 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.83) and #40 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,639,604). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.5 points (74.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.2% (1 in 3.84 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,918,812 tickets are still unsold (38.4% 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
74.4%
74.9% at launch
Expected value
$7.44
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.83
1 in 3.84 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.83
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.27
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 52,890
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 5
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
61.6%
≈ 4,918,812 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Jumbo 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, 1,284,703 of 2,080,544 prizes (61.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 1,596,996 1 in 1,639,604 5 2 3 60.0%
$50,000 1 in 1,596,996 1 in 1,229,703 5 1 4 80.0%
$10,000 1 in 798,498 1 in 983,762 10 5 5 50.0%
$2,000 1 in 58,713 1 in 60,726 136 55 81 59.6%
$500 1 in 6,031 1 in 6,126 1,324 521 803 60.6%
$200 1 in 240.8 1 in 244.7 33,155 13,050 20,105 60.6%
$100 1 in 96.4 1 in 97.6 82,872 32,492 50,380 60.8%
$50 1 in 40.0 1 in 40.4 199,635 77,961 121,674 60.9%
$30 1 in 60.0 1 in 60.6 133,083 51,854 81,229 61.0%
$20 1 in 9.60 1 in 9.63 831,821 321,232 510,589 61.4%
$10 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.84 798,498 298,668 499,830 62.6%
All prizes1 in 3.841 in 3.83 2,080,544795,841 1,284,70361.7%

How Jumbo Bucks has moved

73% 75% 76% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Jumbo Bucks. 3 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.

Jumbo Bucks: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Jumbo Bucks?
3 of 5 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,639,604.
What are the odds of winning anything on Jumbo Bucks?
1 in 3.83 today, compared with 1 in 3.84 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.83, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.27.
Is Jumbo Bucks worth buying?
Its current payout is 74.4% ($7.44 back per $10 ticket), rank #27 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $10 alternative today is $1,000,000 Bonus Match (#11, $10) at 84.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Jumbo Bucks tickets are left?
We estimate 4,918,812 of roughly 7,984,980 printed tickets are unsold (38.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Jumbo 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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