2 of 5
top prizes of $200,000 still out there
Ticket price$5
Top prize$200,000
Launch odds1 in 4.5
Prizes remaining (all tiers)714,732
Est. tickets left
≈44%
Mega Bucks is a $5 scratch-off from the North Carolina Lottery (game #45) with a top prize of $200,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.5 at launch. 3 of 5 top prizes are gone, 2 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 44% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 714,732 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,625,797).
The most common win left on "Mega Bucks" is $10. The second biggest prize left is $5,000, and seven of those are still unclaimed. The prize table is what defines a scratcher, and this page counts every level of it.
The numbers for "Mega Bucks" are recalculated every morning, and this page changes with them.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 2 | 5 |
| $5,000 | 7 | 15 |
| $1,000 | 28 | 62 |
| $500 | 74 | 188 |
| $200 | 103 | 250 |
| $100 | 30,417 | 73,070 |
| $50 | 24,428 | 58,267 |
| $30 | 12,946 | 30,538 |
| $20 | 51,811 | 122,031 |
| $10 | 319,068 | 731,707 |
| $5 | 275,848 | 609,664 |
Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
2 of the 5 top prizes of $200,000 are still unclaimed, according to official North Carolina lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Mega Bucks is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #45 from the North Carolina Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.5, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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