North Carolina · Game #39 · Updated Oct 18, 2026

20 Years $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off: Prizes Remaining

20 Years is a $20 scratch-off from the North Carolina Lottery (game #39) with a top prize of $1,000,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.45 at launch. 2 of 3 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 38% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 393,065 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,037,155).

20 Years North Carolina scratch-off ticket
1 of 3
top prizes of $1,000,000 still out there
Ticket price$20
Top prize$1,000,000
Launch odds1 in 3.45
Prizes remaining (all tiers)393,065
Est. tickets left ≈38%

The daily read · Oct 18, 2026

Early stage or late

Of all the tickets printed for "20 Years", about a third are still unsold. The game is in the second half of its run, with one of three top prizes unclaimed. In every scratcher, either the tickets or the prizes run out first. The rest of this page shows the details.

Everything above about "20 Years" comes from the North Carolina Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.

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Full prize table

PrizeStill out thereStarted with
$1,000,000 1
3
$20,000 73
200
$500 349
893
$400 675
1,796
$200 7,345
19,575
$100 44,839
119,215
$50 78,940
209,054
$40 123,995
328,345
$20 136,848
358,074
🔒 Is this one still worth buying? Ticket value, SmartScratcher Score, and best-in-state rankings for 20 Years are in the app.

Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.

Quick answers

How many top prizes are left on 20 Years in North Carolina?

1 of the 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 are still unclaimed, according to official North Carolina lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.

How much does a 20 Years ticket cost?

20 Years is a $20 scratch-off. It is game #39 from the North Carolina Lottery.

What are the odds of winning on 20 Years?

The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.45, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.

How fresh is this data?

Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.

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