Bits & Odds

LADY LUCK — $2 North Carolina Scratch-Off #990

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

LADY LUCK (#990) is a $2 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (62.0%, $1.24 expected back per ticket) and #— of 7 $2 games, #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.72) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 861,899). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.4 points (66.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 3.0% (1 in 4.58 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 1,723,799 tickets are still unsold (73.7% sold). LADY LUCK 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
62.0%
66.3% at launch
Expected value
$1.24
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.72
1 in 4.58 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.72
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.75
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 191,533
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$20,000 each
Tickets remaining
26.3%
≈ 1,723,799 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in LADY LUCK, 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, 365,028 of 1,427,503 prizes (25.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$20,000 1 in 1,636,275 1 in 861,899 4 2 2 50.0%
$1,000 1 in 218,170 1 in 246,257 30 23 7 23.3%
$500 1 in 38,959 1 in 47,883 168 132 36 21.4%
$100 1 in 3,871 1 in 4,897 1,691 1,339 352 20.8%
$50 1 in 2,068 1 in 2,397 3,165 2,446 719 22.7%
$20 1 in 57.7 1 in 64.7 113,434 86,810 26,624 23.5%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 27.9 261,846 200,156 61,690 23.6%
$5 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.8 130,896 97,641 33,255 25.4%
$4 1 in 16.7 1 in 17.3 392,700 292,955 99,745 25.4%
$2 1 in 12.5 1 in 12.1 523,569 380,971 142,598 27.2%
All prizes1 in 4.581 in 4.72 1,427,5031,062,475 365,02825.6%

How LADY LUCK has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking LADY LUCK. 121 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.

LADY LUCK: common questions

How many $20,000 prizes are left in LADY LUCK?
2 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 861,899.
What are the odds of winning anything on LADY LUCK?
1 in 4.72 today, compared with 1 in 4.58 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.72, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.75.
Is LADY LUCK worth buying?
Its current payout is 62.0% ($1.24 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 LADY LUCK tickets are left?
We estimate 1,723,799 of roughly 6,544,613 printed tickets are unsold (73.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did LADY LUCK launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on May 6, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until December 3, 2026.

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