The current odds of winning any prize on $500 Frenzy are 1 in 4.34 (23.03%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 10653 of the 16465 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 5812 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 16, 2026. We estimate about 37% of the game's 9,881,339 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $500 Frenzy is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 23 $5 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, $500 Frenzy ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.34 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Loteria Grande, where 1 in 3.88 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$500 Frenzy has 6 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 630 (5,812 of 16,465 left); $100+ at 1 in 523 (1,179 of 3,292 left); $50+ at 1 in 86.9 (35,127 of 98,898 left); $20+ at 1 in 22.8 (118,314 of 329,687 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.96 (365,330 of 988,393 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.34 (317,004 of 824,441 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $500 Frenzy ticket are 1 in 4.34 (23.03%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.96 (14.37%).

$500 Frenzy costs $5 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.

$500 Frenzy, a $5 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Mar 3, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.