Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® — $2 North Carolina Scratch-Off #946
Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® (#946) is a $2 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (65.3%, $1.31 expected back per ticket) and #— of 7 $2 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 3.64) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 1,016,978). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.0 points (66.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 23.3% (1 in 4.75 at launch). 1 of 9 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 1,016,978 tickets are still unsold (92.4% sold). Junior BIG OL' 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.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Junior 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, 279,074 of 2,807,557 prizes (9.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,481,817 | 1 in 1,016,978 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11.1% |
| $500 | 1 in 47,460 | 1 in 84,748 | 281 | 269 | 12 | 4.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,063 | 1 in 5,269 | 4,354 | 4,161 | 193 | 4.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,194 | 1 in 1,908 | 11,170 | 10,637 | 533 | 4.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 39.5 | 1 in 55.4 | 337,885 | 319,517 | 18,368 | 5.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 41.7 | 1 in 50.9 | 320,025 | 300,049 | 19,976 | 6.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 26.1 | 444,469 | 405,525 | 38,944 | 8.8% |
| $3 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 16.5 | 533,506 | 472,009 | 61,497 | 11.5% |
| $2 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 7.29 | 1,155,858 | 1,016,308 | 139,550 | 12.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.75 | 1 in 3.64 | 2,807,557 | 2,528,483 | 279,074 | 9.9% |
How Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- May 17, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- March 18, 2025: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®?
- 1 of 9 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,016,978.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®?
- 1 in 3.64 today, compared with 1 in 4.75 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.64, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.29.
- Is Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.3% ($1.31 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 58 in North Carolina. The best $2 alternative today is Jr Big Ol Bucks (#44, $2) at 70.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,016,978 of roughly 13,338,601 printed tickets are unsold (92.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Junior BIG OL' 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.
Other $2 North Carolina scratch-offs
- Jr Big Ol Bucks — 70.0% payout, 1 in 4.37 any prize
- Easy $100s — 67.5% payout, 1 in 4.47 any prize
- 10X The Cash — 66.7% payout, 1 in 4.61 any prize
- $20,000 Taxes Paid — 66.4% payout, 1 in 4.49 any prize
- Corner Payout — 65.8% payout, 1 in 4.50 any prize