The current odds of winning any prize on $50,000 Payout are 1 in 3.56 (28.06%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $50,000 top prize.

Yes. 58 of the 100 $50,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 42 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 41% of the game's 5,555,488 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $50,000 Payout is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Dec 3, 2026.

Among the 14 $20 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, $50,000 Payout ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.56 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is Holiday Gold Surprise, where 1 in 3.11 tickets wins at least $20 back.

$50,000 Payout has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $50,000 at 1 in 53,906 (42 of 100 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 38,374 (17 of 45 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,823 (1,183 of 2,975 left); $200+ at 1 in 114 (18,564 of 46,354 left); $100+ at 1 in 17.3 (111,325 of 277,950 left); $50+ at 1 in 11 (74,745 of 185,337 left); $40+ at 1 in 5.76 (186,867 of 463,226 left); $20+ at 1 in 3.56 (242,462 of 593,360 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one $50,000 Payout ticket are 1 in 3.56 (28.06%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.76 (17.35%).

$50,000 Payout costs $20 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.

$50,000 Payout, a $20 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Aug 6, 2024 by the North Carolina Lottery.