The current odds of winning any prize on Mega Bucks are 1 in 4.47 (22.36%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 5 $200,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 16, 2026. We estimate about 44% of the game's 7,316,086 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 23 $5 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Mega Bucks ranks #15 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.47 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Loteria Grande, where 1 in 3.88 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Mega Bucks has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $200,000 at 1 in 1,620,372 (2 of 5 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 360,083 (7 of 15 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 87,588 (28 of 62 left); $500+ at 1 in 28,180 (78 of 188 left); $200+ at 1 in 14,664 (106 of 250 left); $100+ at 1 in 104 (30,865 of 73,070 left); $50+ at 1 in 58 (24,764 of 58,267 left); $30+ at 1 in 47 (13,133 of 30,538 left); $20+ at 1 in 26.7 (52,605 of 122,031 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.28 (323,537 of 731,707 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.47 (279,559 of 609,664 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Mega Bucks ticket are 1 in 4.47 (22.36%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.28 (13.74%).

Mega Bucks costs $5 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.

Mega Bucks, a $5 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Jun 2, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.