Can I still buy Ultimate Blowout?

No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on September 7, 2026. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.

When is the last day to claim a prize on Ultimate Blowout?

December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $5,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Ultimate Blowout?

49 of 3325, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.

How many Ultimate Blowout prizes are unclaimed in all?

6,729 of 402,668, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

Ultimate Blowout — $50 North Carolina Scratch-Off #15

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:09 UTC · sales ended, claim by December 3, 2026

Ultimate Blowout North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Ultimate Blowout (#15) is a $50 North Carolina scratch-off that can no longer be bought, only claimed. North Carolina has stopped selling it. Winning tickets can be claimed until December 3, 2026; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 49 of 3325 top prizes of $5,000 are still unclaimed, and 6,729 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the North Carolina scratch-offs on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by

December 3, 2026

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

Yes

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

49 of 3,325

$5,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

6,729

of 402,668 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$2,205,750

at face value, all tiers

Last top prize claimed: October 17, 2026, 8 days ago.

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in Ultimate Blowout and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 6,729 of 402,668 prizes (1.7%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$5,000	3,325	3,276	49	1.5%
$500	66,538	65,375	1,163	1.7%
$250	332,805	327,288	5,517	1.7%
All prizes	402,668	395,939	6,729	1.7%

How Ultimate Blowout has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Ultimate Blowout. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 17, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 49 remain.
September 30, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 50 remain.
September 15, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
September 12, 2026: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 52 remain.

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

Ultimate Blowout: common questions

Can I still buy Ultimate Blowout?: No. North Carolina has stopped selling it. We first saw it on September 7, 2026. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on Ultimate Blowout?: December 3, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $5,000 prizes are still unclaimed in Ultimate Blowout?: 49 of 3325, in the last figures North Carolina published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
How many Ultimate Blowout prizes are unclaimed in all?: 6,729 of 402,668, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

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