1 of 9
top prizes of $50,000 still out there
Ticket price$2
Top prize$50,000
Launch odds1 in 4.75
Prizes remaining (all tiers)279,583
Est. tickets left
≈10%
Junior Big Ol' Bucks® is a $2 scratch-off from the North Carolina Lottery (game #946) with a top prize of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.75 at launch. 8 of 9 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 10% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 279,583 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,807,557).
Some games are best understood one row of the table at a time. On "Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®" right now, the most common win still waiting is $2 — 139,806 of them on the board — plus twelve prizes of $500 sitting just under the top end. The full count, top to bottom, is right below. Tomorrow's tally on "Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®" will read a little different — it sells every day, and this page keeps count.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 | 9 |
| $500 | 12 | 281 |
| $100 | 193 | 4,354 |
| $50 | 534 | 11,170 |
| $20 | 18,411 | 337,885 |
| $10 | 20,028 | 320,025 |
| $5 | 39,018 | 444,469 |
| $3 | 61,580 | 533,506 |
| $2 | 139,806 | 1,155,858 |
Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
1 of the 9 top prizes of $50,000 are still unclaimed, according to official North Carolina lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Junior Big Ol' Bucks® is a $2 scratch-off. It is game #946 from the North Carolina Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.75, 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 Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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