Millionaire Maker — $30 North Carolina Scratch-Off #774
Millionaire Maker (#774) was a $30 North Carolina scratch-off. Its final figures, from May 29, 2025, were 78.9% payout ($23.67 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.97 for any prize and 1 in 362,835 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 2.8 points (81.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.8% (1 in 2.95 at launch). 5 of 60 top prizes of $1,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 91.6% of its tickets had sold. Millionaire Maker is no longer on sale in North Carolina; the figures below are final as of May 29, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Millionaire Maker, 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, 610,639 of 7,325,501 prizes (8.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 359,698 | 1 in 362,835 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 8.3% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,079,094 | 1 in 604,725 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15.0% |
| $20,000 | 1 in 539,547 | 1 in 907,088 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 5.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 269,774 | 1 in 259,168 | 80 | 73 | 7 | 8.8% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 6,971 | 1 in 7,228 | 3,082 | 2,831 | 251 | 8.1% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,206 | 1 in 1,317 | 17,930 | 16,553 | 1,377 | 7.7% |
| $300 | 1 in 299.8 | 1 in 336.4 | 71,942 | 66,549 | 5,393 | 7.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 36.4 | 648,102 | 598,284 | 49,818 | 7.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 43.2 | 539,528 | 497,492 | 42,036 | 7.8% |
| $60 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 31.4 | 719,605 | 661,859 | 57,746 | 8.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.6 | 1,439,000 | 1,322,767 | 116,233 | 8.1% |
| $40 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.6 | 1,727,357 | 1,583,345 | 144,012 | 8.3% |
| $30 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.36 | 2,158,755 | 1,964,999 | 193,756 | 9.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.95 | 1 in 2.97 | 7,325,501 | 6,714,862 | 610,639 | 8.3% |
How Millionaire Maker has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- May 17, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 251 remain.
- May 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 252 remain.
- April 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 253 remain.
- April 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 254 remain.
- April 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 256 remain.
- April 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 257 remain.
- April 10, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 258 remain.
- April 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 261 remain.
- April 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 262 remain.
- April 3, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 263 remain.
- April 2, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 265 remain.
- April 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 267 remain.
Millionaire Maker: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Millionaire Maker?
- 5 of 60 as of October 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 362,835.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Millionaire Maker?
- 1 in 2.97 today, compared with 1 in 2.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.97, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.35.
- Is Millionaire Maker worth buying?
- Its current payout is 78.9% ($23.67 back per $30 ticket), rank #— of 60 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative today is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 79.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Millionaire Maker tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,814,175 of roughly 21,587,550 printed tickets are unsold (91.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Millionaire Maker launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It has ended.
Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs
- MAX-A-MILLION — 79.9% payout, 1 in 2.99 any prize
- Millionaire Bucks — 79.8% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
- 200X The Cash — 79.0% payout, 1 in 3.13 any prize
- Carolina Black Premier — 78.5% payout, 1 in 4.45 any prize
- $5,000,000 Ultimate — 77.8% payout, 1 in 3.34 any prize