Bits & Odds

Win Big — $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off #951

Data captured September 9, 2026

Win Big (#951) is a $20 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #33 of 58 active games on current payout (72.1%, $14.42 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 11 $20 games, #37 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.35) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 702,145). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.1 points (77.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 22.2% (1 in 3.56 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,404,290 tickets are still unsold (72.9% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $20.

Current payout
72.1%
77.2% at launch
Expected value
$14.42
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.35
1 in 3.56 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.35
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.20
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 30,528
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
27.1%
≈ 1,404,290 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Win Big, 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, 322,643 of 1,456,373 prizes (22.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 1,729,260 1 in 702,145 3 1 2 66.7%
$100,000 1 in 864,630 1 in 702,145 6 4 2 33.3%
$20,000 1 in 432,315 1 in 468,097 12 9 3 25.0%
$5,000 1 in 117,904 1 in 200,613 44 37 7 15.9%
$1,000 1 in 41,173 1 in 43,884 126 94 32 25.4%
$500 1 in 6,068 1 in 7,470 855 667 188 22.0%
$200 1 in 60.1 1 in 75.7 86,347 67,789 18,558 21.5%
$100 1 in 32.7 1 in 41.2 158,498 124,374 34,124 21.5%
$50 1 in 24.0 1 in 29.9 216,190 169,215 46,975 21.7%
$40 1 in 12.0 1 in 14.8 432,286 337,104 95,182 22.0%
$20 1 in 9.23 1 in 11.0 562,006 434,436 127,570 22.7%
All prizes1 in 3.561 in 4.35 1,456,3731,133,730 322,64322.2%

How Win Big has moved

71% 75% 79% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Win Big. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

Win Big: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Win Big?
2 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 702,145.
What are the odds of winning anything on Win Big?
1 in 4.35 today, compared with 1 in 3.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.35, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.20.
Is Win Big worth buying?
Its current payout is 72.1% ($14.42 back per $20 ticket), rank #33 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $20 alternative today is Stacks of Cash (#27, $20) at 77.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Win Big tickets are left?
We estimate 1,404,290 of roughly 5,187,315 printed tickets are unsold (72.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Win Big launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

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