The current odds of winning any prize on $1 Holiday Gold are 1 in 4.87 (20.53%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $2,500 top prize.

Not yet. All 3 $2,500 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Nov 3, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 5,060,675 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $1 Holiday Gold is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 6 $1 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, $1 Holiday Gold ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.87 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is $5,000 Triple Play, where 1 in 4.54 tickets wins at least $1 back.

$1 Holiday Gold has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $2,500 at 1 in 1,686,555 (3 of 3 left); $250+ at 1 in 74,407 (65 of 65 left); $100+ at 1 in 2,574 (1,898 of 1,899 left); $50+ at 1 in 465 (8,908 of 8,909 left); $20+ at 1 in 335 (4,218 of 4,220 left); $10+ at 1 in 82.3 (46,369 of 46,381 left); $5+ at 1 in 31.1 (101,070 of 101,092 left); $3+ at 1 in 23.7 (50,533 of 50,545 left); $2+ at 1 in 8.67 (370,736 of 370,821 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.87 (455,129 of 455,218 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one $1 Holiday Gold ticket are 1 in 4.87 (20.53%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.67 (11.54%).

$1 Holiday Gold costs $1 per ticket. It is sold at authorized North Carolina Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — North Carolina scratch tickets and North Carolina scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The North Carolina Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in North Carolina call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$1 Holiday Gold, a $1 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Nov 3, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.