The current odds of winning any prize on Holiday Gold Surprise are 1 in 3.1 (32.26%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 3 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Nov 3, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 1,724,669 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 14 $20 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Holiday Gold Surprise ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.1 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back. No other $20 North Carolina scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

Holiday Gold Surprise has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 574,273 (3 of 3 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 246,117 (4 of 4 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 114,855 (8 of 8 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 31,324 (40 of 40 left); $500+ at 1 in 2,212 (724 of 725 left); $400+ at 1 in 1,212 (642 of 642 left); $200+ at 1 in 143 (10,604 of 10,618 left); $100+ at 1 in 23.9 (60,164 of 60,245 left); $50+ at 1 in 10.3 (95,581 of 95,679 left); $40+ at 1 in 5.07 (172,251 of 172,413 left); $20+ at 1 in 3.1 (215,735 of 215,968 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one Holiday Gold Surprise ticket are 1 in 3.1 (32.26%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.07 (19.74%).

Holiday Gold Surprise 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.

Holiday Gold Surprise, a $20 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Nov 3, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.