The current odds of winning any prize on Emerald 10's are 1 in 3.87 (25.82%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 5 $1,000,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 29% of the game's 7,369,123 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Emerald 10's is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 17 $10 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Emerald 10's ranks #13 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.87 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Cashword King, where 1 in 3.36 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Emerald 10's has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000,000 at 1 in 1,066,964 (2 of 5 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 426,786 (3 of 10 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 177,827 (7 of 20 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 47,421 (33 of 126 left); $500+ at 1 in 4,569 (422 of 1,556 left); $200+ at 1 in 1,448 (1,007 of 3,696 left); $100+ at 1 in 60.5 (33,779 of 122,741 left); $50+ at 1 in 27.5 (42,319 of 153,343 left); $40+ at 1 in 18.6 (37,404 of 135,874 left); $20+ at 1 in 6.63 (207,045 of 736,305 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.87 (229,006 of 785,567 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Emerald 10's ticket are 1 in 3.87 (25.82%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.63 (15.09%).

Emerald 10's costs $10 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.

Emerald 10's, a $10 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Apr 1, 2025 by the North Carolina Lottery.