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

2 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,012,289.

What are the odds of winning anything on Millionaire Bucks?

1 in 3.03 today, compared with 1 in 3.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.03, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.36.

Is Millionaire Bucks worth buying?

Its current payout is 80.0% ($24.01 back per $30 ticket), rank #8 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative today is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Millionaire Bucks tickets are left?

We estimate 6,024,578 of roughly 11,116,350 printed tickets are unsold (45.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

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

We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

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

Data captured September 9, 2026

Millionaire Bucks North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Millionaire Bucks (#952) is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #8 of 58 active games on current payout (80.0%, $24.01 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 9 $30 games, #2 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.03) and #55 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,012,289). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (80.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.5% (1 in 3.04 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 6,024,578 tickets are still unsold (45.8% 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

80.0%

80.3% at launch

Expected value

$24.01

per $30 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.03

1 in 3.04 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.03

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.36

win more than $30

$600+ odds

1 in 22,564

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 4

$5,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

54.2%

≈ 6,024,578 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. Across all tiers, 1,989,577 of 3,652,095 prizes (54.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$5,000,000	1 in 2,779,425	1 in 3,012,289	4	2	2	50.0%
$100,000	1 in 1,111,770	1 in 1,204,916	10	5	5	50.0%
$20,000	1 in 555,885	1 in 502,048	20	8	12	60.0%
$5,000	1 in 277,943	1 in 273,844	40	18	22	55.0%
$2,000	1 in 26,919	1 in 26,657	413	187	226	54.7%
$500	1 in 240.1	1 in 240.6	46,298	21,260	25,038	54.1%
$200	1 in 32.3	1 in 32.3	343,898	157,566	186,332	54.2%
$100	1 in 30.0	1 in 30.0	370,906	169,824	201,082	54.2%
$60	1 in 75.1	1 in 74.7	148,142	67,497	80,645	54.4%
$50	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.5	889,838	406,386	483,452	54.3%
$40	1 in 15.0	1 in 14.9	740,891	336,330	404,561	54.6%
$30	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.91	1,111,635	503,435	608,200	54.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.04	1 in 3.03	3,652,095	1,662,518	1,989,577	54.5%

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

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.
August 10, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 284 remain.
August 1, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 285 remain.
July 29, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 286 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 September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,012,289.
What are the odds of winning anything on Millionaire Bucks?: 1 in 3.03 today, compared with 1 in 3.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.03, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.36.
Is Millionaire Bucks worth buying?: Its current payout is 80.0% ($24.01 back per $30 ticket), rank #8 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative today is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Millionaire Bucks tickets are left?: We estimate 6,024,578 of roughly 11,116,350 printed tickets are unsold (45.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Millionaire Bucks launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs

MAX-A-MILLION — 80.2% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
200X The Cash — 80.1% payout, 1 in 3.08 any prize
$5,000,000 Ultimate — 78.2% payout, 1 in 3.31 any prize
Carolina Black Premier — 77.8% payout, 1 in 4.46 any prize
$100,000 Cash Payday — 77.5% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize

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