LOTERIA® — $3 North Carolina Scratch-Off #959
LOTERIA® (#959) is a $3 North Carolina scratch-off that can no longer be bought, only claimed. North Carolina has stopped selling it. Winning tickets can be claimed until December 3, 2026; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 2 of 8 top prizes of $75,000 are still unclaimed, and 182,014 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the North Carolina scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.
Prizes still unclaimed
Every prize level in LOTERIA® and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 182,014 of 2,326,182 prizes (7.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% |
| $10,000 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 79 | 70 | 9 | 11.4% |
| $500 | 159 | 150 | 9 | 5.7% |
| $150 | 780 | 761 | 19 | 2.4% |
| $100 | 9,251 | 8,687 | 564 | 6.1% |
| $70 | 7,024 | 6,824 | 200 | 2.8% |
| $50 | 9,204 | 8,701 | 503 | 5.5% |
| $30 | 18,543 | 17,936 | 607 | 3.3% |
| $20 | 129,814 | 122,348 | 7,466 | 5.8% |
| $15 | 111,254 | 106,684 | 4,570 | 4.1% |
| $10 | 370,975 | 347,220 | 23,755 | 6.4% |
| $8 | 92,676 | 87,794 | 4,882 | 5.3% |
| $5 | 742,010 | 683,236 | 58,774 | 7.9% |
| $3 | 834,385 | 753,736 | 80,649 | 9.7% |
| All prizes | 2,326,182 | 2,144,168 | 182,014 | 7.8% |
How LOTERIA® has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 25, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 34 remain.
- September 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 36 remain.
- September 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 37 remain.
- September 3, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 38 remain.
- August 29, 2025: one $75,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- August 29, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
- August 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.
- August 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 41 remain.
- July 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 42 remain.
- July 26, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
- July 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 43 remain.
- July 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
LOTERIA®: common questions
- Can I still buy LOTERIA®?
- No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on February 16, 2025. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
- When is the last day to claim a prize on LOTERIA®?
- December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
- How many $75,000 prizes are still unclaimed in LOTERIA®?
- 2 of 8, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
- How many LOTERIA® prizes are unclaimed in all?
- 182,014 of 2,326,182, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.