How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in JUMBO BUCKS?

0 of 8 as of September 9, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.

What are the odds of winning anything on JUMBO BUCKS?

1 in 3.50 today, compared with 1 in 3.81 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.50, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.03.

Is JUMBO BUCKS worth buying?

Its current payout is 70.7% ($7.07 back per $10 ticket), rank #— 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 1,290,784 of roughly 11,182,710 printed tickets are unsold (88.5% 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 February 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

JUMBO BUCKS — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #948

Data captured September 9, 2026 · no longer on sale, claim by December 3, 2026

JUMBO BUCKS North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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JUMBO BUCKS (#948) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (70.7%, $7.07 expected back per ticket) and #— of 12 $10 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 3.50) and #— on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.6 points (75.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 8.1% (1 in 3.81 at launch). 0 of 8 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,290,784 tickets are still unsold (88.5% sold). JUMBO BUCKS is no longer on sale in North Carolina; the figures below are final as of September 9, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

Current payout

70.7%

75.3% at launch

Expected value

$7.07

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.50

1 in 3.81 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.50

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.03

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 53,783

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

0 of 8

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

11.5%

≈ 1,290,784 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, 368,350 of 2,933,981 prizes (12.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000	1 in 1,398,274	—	8	8	0	0.0%
$50,000	1 in 1,398,274	1 in 645,392	8	6	2	25.0%
$10,000	1 in 699,137	1 in 645,392	16	14	2	12.5%
$5,000	1 in 349,568	1 in 1,290,784	32	31	1	3.1%
$2,000	1 in 89,490	1 in 67,936	125	106	19	15.2%
$500	1 in 3,166	1 in 3,195	3,533	3,129	404	11.4%
$200	1 in 1,505	1 in 1,584	7,431	6,616	815	11.0%
$100	1 in 59.9	1 in 61.5	186,719	165,721	20,998	11.2%
$50	1 in 40.0	1 in 40.9	279,438	247,888	31,550	11.3%
$30	1 in 77.2	1 in 74.6	144,914	127,615	17,299	11.9%
$20	1 in 9.37	1 in 9.02	1,193,486	1,050,438	143,048	12.0%
$10	1 in 10.0	1 in 8.37	1,118,271	964,059	154,212	13.8%
All prizes	1 in 3.81	1 in 3.50	2,933,981	2,565,631	368,350	12.6%

How JUMBO BUCKS has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 27, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 41 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 42 remain.
August 14, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 43 remain.
August 8, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
July 30, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
July 29, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 45 remain.
July 24, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
July 22, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
July 19, 2025: one $1,000,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.

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?: 0 of 8 as of September 9, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
What are the odds of winning anything on JUMBO BUCKS?: 1 in 3.50 today, compared with 1 in 3.81 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.50, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.03.
Is JUMBO BUCKS worth buying?: Its current payout is 70.7% ($7.07 back per $10 ticket), rank #— 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 1,290,784 of roughly 11,182,710 printed tickets are unsold (88.5% 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 February 16, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

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