How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in MAX-A-MILLION?

12 of 25 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 374,284.

What are the odds of winning anything on MAX-A-MILLION?

1 in 2.99 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.99, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.26.

Is MAX-A-MILLION worth buying?

Its current payout is 80.0% ($24.00 back per $30 ticket), rank #6 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Millionaire Bucks (#952, $30) at 79.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many MAX-A-MILLION tickets are left?

We estimate 4,491,412 of roughly 9,100,100 printed tickets are unsold (50.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did MAX-A-MILLION launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on March 4, 2025. It is still on sale.

MAX-A-MILLION — $30 North Carolina Scratch-Off #985

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:09 UTC · launched March 4, 2025

MAX-A-MILLION North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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MAX-A-MILLION (#985) is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off launched on March 4, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #6 of 62 active games on current payout (80.0%, $24.00 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 9 $30 games, #2 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.99) and #8 on top-prize odds (1 in 374,284). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.5 points (81.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.6% (1 in 2.95 at launch). 12 of 25 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,491,412 tickets are still unsold (50.6% sold). That puts it among the best North Carolina scratch-offs to buy right now.

Current payout

80.0%

81.5% at launch

Expected value

$24.00

per $30 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 2.99

1 in 2.95 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 2.99

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.26

win more than $30

$600+ odds

1 in 10,797

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

12 of 25

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

49.4%

≈ 4,491,412 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in MAX-A-MILLION, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other North Carolina game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 1,499,943 of 3,087,051 prizes (48.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000	1 in 363,971	1 in 374,284	25	13	12	48.0%
$100,000	1 in 909,927	1 in 748,569	10	4	6	60.0%
$20,000	1 in 454,964	1 in 408,310	20	9	11	55.0%
$5,000	1 in 227,482	1 in 264,201	40	23	17	42.5%
$1,000	1 in 12,036	1 in 12,139	756	386	370	48.9%
$500	1 in 1,199	1 in 1,229	7,586	3,932	3,654	48.2%
$300	1 in 300.1	1 in 307.5	30,320	15,714	14,606	48.2%
$200	1 in 33.3	1 in 34.1	273,002	141,265	131,737	48.3%
$100	1 in 40.0	1 in 40.9	227,427	117,703	109,724	48.2%
$60	1 in 30.0	1 in 30.6	303,309	156,393	146,916	48.4%
$50	1 in 15.0	1 in 15.3	606,504	312,631	293,873	48.5%
$40	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.7	728,042	374,799	353,243	48.5%
$30	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.1	910,010	464,236	445,774	49.0%
All prizes	1 in 2.95	1 in 2.99	3,087,051	1,587,108	1,499,943	48.6%

How MAX-A-MILLION has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 8, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
October 7, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 370 remain.
September 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 371 remain.
September 26, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 372 remain.
September 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 374 remain.
September 10, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 375 remain.
September 27, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 528 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 530 remain.
September 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 531 remain.
September 18, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 532 remain.
September 16, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 534 remain.
September 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 537 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

MAX-A-MILLION: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in MAX-A-MILLION?: 12 of 25 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 374,284.
What are the odds of winning anything on MAX-A-MILLION?: 1 in 2.99 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.99, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.26.
Is MAX-A-MILLION worth buying?: Its current payout is 80.0% ($24.00 back per $30 ticket), rank #6 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Millionaire Bucks (#952, $30) at 79.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many MAX-A-MILLION tickets are left?: We estimate 4,491,412 of roughly 9,100,100 printed tickets are unsold (50.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did MAX-A-MILLION launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on March 4, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs

Millionaire Bucks — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
200X The Cash — 78.7% payout, 1 in 3.16 any prize
Carolina Black Premier — 78.0% payout, 1 in 4.49 any prize
$5,000,000 Ultimate — 77.6% payout, 1 in 3.35 any prize
Massive Cash Blowout — 77.4% payout, 1 in 9.52 any prize

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