LOTERIA® — $3 North Carolina Scratch-Off #959
LOTERIA® (#959) is a $3 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #— of 58 active games on current payout (58.2%, $1.75 expected back per ticket), #— on any-prize odds (1 in 4.27) and #— on top-prize odds (1 in 391,313). Since launch the payout has fallen 8.0 points (66.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 7.2% (1 in 3.99 at launch). 2 of 8 top prizes of $75,000 remain, and we estimate 782,627 tickets are still unsold (91.6% sold). LOTERIA® 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 LOTERIA®, 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, 183,162 of 2,326,182 prizes (7.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 1 in 1,159,113 | 1 in 391,313 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 463,645 | 1 in 156,525 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 117,378 | 1 in 86,959 | 79 | 70 | 9 | 11.4% |
| $500 | 1 in 58,320 | 1 in 86,959 | 159 | 150 | 9 | 5.7% |
| $150 | 1 in 11,888 | 1 in 41,191 | 780 | 761 | 19 | 2.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,002 | 1 in 1,383 | 9,251 | 8,685 | 566 | 6.1% |
| $70 | 1 in 1,320 | 1 in 3,894 | 7,024 | 6,823 | 201 | 2.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,007 | 1 in 1,553 | 9,204 | 8,700 | 504 | 5.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 500.1 | 1 in 1,285 | 18,543 | 17,934 | 609 | 3.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 71.4 | 1 in 104.3 | 129,814 | 122,308 | 7,506 | 5.8% |
| $15 | 1 in 83.4 | 1 in 169.8 | 111,254 | 106,644 | 4,610 | 4.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 32.8 | 370,975 | 347,098 | 23,877 | 6.4% |
| $8 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 159.1 | 92,676 | 87,757 | 4,919 | 5.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 13.2 | 742,010 | 682,856 | 59,154 | 8.0% |
| $3 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 9.64 | 834,385 | 753,213 | 81,172 | 9.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.99 | 1 in 4.27 | 2,326,182 | 2,143,020 | 183,162 | 7.9% |
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
- How many $75,000 prizes are left in LOTERIA®?
- 2 of 8 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 391,313.
- What are the odds of winning anything on LOTERIA®?
- 1 in 4.27 today, compared with 1 in 3.99 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.27, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 7.67.
- Is LOTERIA® worth buying?
- Its current payout is 58.2% ($1.75 back per $3 ticket), rank #— of 58 in North Carolina. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many LOTERIA® tickets are left?
- We estimate 782,627 of roughly 9,270,017 printed tickets are unsold (91.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did LOTERIA® 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.