North Carolina · Game #988 · Updated Sep 1, 2026

Emerald 10's $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off: Prizes Remaining

Emerald 10's is a $10 scratch-off from the North Carolina Lottery (game #988) with a top prize of $1,000,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.8 at launch. 3 of 5 top prizes are gone, 2 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 30% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 583,579 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,939,243).

Emerald 10's North Carolina scratch-off ticket
2 of 5
top prizes of $1,000,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$1,000,000
Launch odds1 in 3.8
Prizes remaining (all tiers)583,579
Est. tickets left ≈30%

The daily read · Sep 1, 2026

Reading the board, line by line

Some games are best understood one row of the table at a time. On "Emerald 10's" right now, the most common win still waiting is $10 — 242,116 of them on the board — plus three prizes of $50,000 sitting just under the top end. The full count, top to bottom, is right below. Every line of Emerald 10's's prize table below is today's tally, not last month's.

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Full prize table

PrizeStill out thereStarted with
$1,000,000 2
5
$50,000 3
10
$5,000 7
20
$2,000 35
126
$500 455
1,556
$200 1,065
3,696
$100 35,875
122,741
$50 44,898
153,343
$40 39,678
135,874
$20 219,445
736,305
$10 242,116
785,567
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Prize counts come straight from official North Carolina lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.

Quick answers

How many top prizes are left on Emerald 10's in North Carolina?

2 of the 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 are still unclaimed, according to official North Carolina lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.

How much does a Emerald 10's ticket cost?

Emerald 10's is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #988 from the North Carolina Lottery.

What are the odds of winning on Emerald 10's?

The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.8, 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 Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.

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