The current odds of winning any prize on NC State® are 1 in 4.16 (24.05%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 2 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 86% of the game's 2,952,297 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. NC State® 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, NC State® ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.16 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Jungle Cashword, where 1 in 3.88 tickets wins at least $5 back.

NC State® 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 1,268,241 (2 of 2 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 362,355 (5 of 6 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 120,785 (14 of 16 left); $500+ at 1 in 9,429 (248 of 301 left); $200+ at 1 in 4,964 (242 of 297 left); $100+ at 1 in 373 (6,287 of 7,376 left); $50+ at 1 in 118 (14,646 of 17,226 left); $25+ at 1 in 27.9 (69,594 of 81,332 left); $15+ at 1 in 11.1 (137,000 of 160,006 left); $10+ at 1 in 5.77 (211,471 of 246,165 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.16 (170,432 of 196,960 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one NC State® ticket are 1 in 4.16 (24.05%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.77 (17.33%).

NC State® 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.

NC State®, a $5 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Sep 29, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.