1 of 5
top prizes of $8,000,000 still out there
Ticket price$50
Top prize$8,000,000
Launch odds1 in 4.14
Prizes remaining (all tiers)756,385
Est. tickets left
≈21%
$8 Million Money Maker is a $50 scratch-off from the North Carolina Lottery (game #972) with a top prize of $8,000,000 and overall odds of 1 in 4.14 at launch. 4 of 5 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 21% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 756,385 prizes are still out there (it started with 3,674,720).
Of the unclaimed prize money on "$8 Million Money Maker", most is in wins under $5,000. The game is a game that pays many small prizes and few large ones. That is neither good nor bad, only how it was designed. Choose the kind of game that fits the win you want.
Each day without a top prize claim on "$8 Million Money Maker", the remaining top prizes are spread across fewer unsold tickets. The number of tickets printed is fixed.
Everything here about "$8 Million Money Maker" comes from official North Carolina lottery numbers, current through October 18.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $8,000,000 | 1 | 5 |
| $100,000 | 1 | 10 |
| $25,000 | 10 | 40 |
| $10,000 | 28 | 125 |
| $5,000 | 54 | 259 |
| $2,000 | 143 | 652 |
| $500 | 31,133 | 152,169 |
| $400 | 20,211 | 98,889 |
| $250 | 78,580 | 380,307 |
| $200 | 129,769 | 633,731 |
| $100 | 496,455 | 2,408,533 |
Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
1 of the 5 top prizes of $8,000,000 are still unclaimed, according to official North Carolina lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
$8 Million Money Maker is a $50 scratch-off. It is game #972 from the North Carolina Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.14, 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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