How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in Millionaire Bucks?

2 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,968,785.

What are the odds of winning anything on Millionaire Bucks?

1 in 3.04 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.04, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.37.

Is Millionaire Bucks worth buying?

Its current payout is 79.9% ($23.98 back per $30 ticket), rank #7 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Millionaire Bucks tickets are left?

We estimate 5,937,570 of roughly 11,116,350 printed tickets are unsold (46.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Millionaire Bucks launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on October 1, 2024. It is still on sale.

Millionaire Bucks — $30 North Carolina Scratch-Off #952

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:09 UTC · launched October 1, 2024

Millionaire Bucks North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Millionaire Bucks (#952) is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off launched on October 1, 2024. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #7 of 62 active games on current payout (79.9%, $23.98 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 9 $30 games, #3 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.04) and #58 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,968,785). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (80.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.3% (1 in 3.04 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 5,937,570 tickets are still unsold (46.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

79.9%

80.3% at launch

Expected value

$23.98

per $30 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.04

1 in 3.04 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.04

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.37

win more than $30

$600+ odds

1 in 22,491

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 4

$5,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

53.4%

≈ 5,937,570 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Millionaire Bucks, 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, 1,955,726 of 3,652,095 prizes (53.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$5,000,000	1 in 2,779,425	1 in 2,968,785	4	2	2	50.0%
$100,000	1 in 1,111,770	1 in 1,187,514	10	5	5	50.0%
$20,000	1 in 555,885	1 in 494,798	20	8	12	60.0%
$5,000	1 in 277,943	1 in 282,741	40	19	21	52.5%
$2,000	1 in 26,919	1 in 26,507	413	189	224	54.2%
$500	1 in 240.1	1 in 240.9	46,298	21,646	24,652	53.2%
$200	1 in 32.3	1 in 32.4	343,898	160,780	183,118	53.2%
$100	1 in 30.0	1 in 30.0	370,906	173,284	197,622	53.3%
$60	1 in 75.1	1 in 74.9	148,142	68,864	79,278	53.5%
$50	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.5	889,838	414,644	475,194	53.4%
$40	1 in 15.0	1 in 14.9	740,891	343,246	397,645	53.7%
$30	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.93	1,111,635	513,682	597,953	53.8%
All prizes	1 in 3.04	1 in 3.04	3,652,095	1,696,369	1,955,726	53.6%

How Millionaire Bucks has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 8, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
October 8, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 224 remain.
September 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 225 remain.
September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 226 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 275 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 276 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 277 remain.
September 6, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 278 remain.
August 28, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 279 remain.
August 23, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 281 remain.
August 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 282 remain.
August 12, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 283 remain.

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

Millionaire Bucks: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in Millionaire Bucks?: 2 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,968,785.
What are the odds of winning anything on Millionaire Bucks?: 1 in 3.04 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.04, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.37.
Is Millionaire Bucks worth buying?: Its current payout is 79.9% ($23.98 back per $30 ticket), rank #7 of 62 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Millionaire Bucks tickets are left?: We estimate 5,937,570 of roughly 11,116,350 printed tickets are unsold (46.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Millionaire Bucks launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on October 1, 2024. It is still on sale.

Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs

MAX-A-MILLION — 80.0% payout, 1 in 2.99 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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