The current odds of winning any prize on Hot $2,000 are 1 in 3.76 (26.58%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $2,000 top prize.

Yes. 1644 of the 2048 $2,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 404 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 20% of the game's 6,143,156 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Hot $2,000 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, Hot $2,000 ranks #7 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.76 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.

Hot $2,000 has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $2,000 at 1 in 2,996 (404 of 2,048 left); $500+ at 1 in 2,416 (97 of 521 left); $200+ at 1 in 1,734 (197 of 1,041 left); $100+ at 1 in 98.3 (11,614 of 61,445 left); $50+ at 1 in 20.6 (46,385 of 245,412 left); $40+ at 1 in 16.4 (14,908 of 78,199 left); $20+ at 1 in 6.23 (120,539 of 614,013 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.76 (127,633 of 613,941 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Hot $2,000 ticket are 1 in 3.76 (26.58%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.23 (16.04%).

Hot $2,000 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.

Hot $2,000, a $10 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Jul 1, 2025 by the North Carolina Lottery.