The current odds of winning any prize on Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® are 1 in 5.55 (18.00%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $50,000 top prize.

Yes. 8 of the 9 $50,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 7, 2026. We estimate about 12% of the game's 13,335,895 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Dec 3, 2026.

Among the 10 $2 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® ranks #10 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.55 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is $20,000 Taxes Paid, where 1 in 4.56 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® has 9 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 1,543,755 (1 of 9 left); $500+ at 1 in 118,750 (12 of 281 left); $100+ at 1 in 7,567 (191 of 4,354 left); $50+ at 1 in 2,095 (533 of 11,170 left); $20+ at 1 in 81.2 (18,286 of 337,885 left); $10+ at 1 in 39.7 (19,883 of 320,025 left); $5+ at 1 in 19.9 (38,790 of 444,469 left); $3+ at 1 in 11.1 (61,246 of 533,506 left); $2+ at 1 in 5.55 (138,971 of 1,155,858 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® ticket are 1 in 5.55 (18.00%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 11.1 (9.00%).

Junior BIG OL' BUCKS® costs $2 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.

Junior BIG OL' BUCKS®, a $2 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Aug 30, 2024 by the North Carolina Lottery.