The current odds of winning any prize on Hit $50! are 1 in 4.91 (20.38%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $5,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 5 $5,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 3 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 2, 2026. We estimate about 63% of the game's 8,642,501 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Hit $50! is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 5 $1 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Hit $50! ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.91 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.

Hit $50! has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $5,000 at 1 in 1,811,659 (3 of 5 left); $100+ at 1 in 97,053 (53 of 84 left); $50+ at 1 in 414 (13,080 of 21,957 left); $20+ at 1 in 312 (4,306 of 7,167 left); $10+ at 1 in 89.1 (43,548 of 72,036 left); $5+ at 1 in 32.6 (105,858 of 172,794 left); $3+ at 1 in 24.7 (53,636 of 86,296 left); $2+ at 1 in 8.19 (443,259 of 705,382 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.91 (444,167 of 690,885 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Hit $50! ticket are 1 in 4.91 (20.38%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.19 (12.21%).

Hit $50! 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.

Hit $50!, a $1 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Aug 4, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.