The current odds of winning any prize on Prize Link Connect are 1 in 4.29 (23.31%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 4 $200,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 3 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 7, 2026. We estimate about 64% of the game's 6,400,787 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Prize Link Connect 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, Prize Link Connect ranks #7 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.29 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.

Prize Link Connect has 13 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 1,356,299 (3 of 4 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 508,612 (5 of 8 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 226,050 (10 of 16 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 127,153 (14 of 20 left); $500+ at 1 in 20,974 (162 of 265 left); $200+ at 1 in 5,846 (502 of 798 left); $100+ at 1 in 368 (10,352 of 16,414 left); $50+ at 1 in 48.5 (72,911 of 115,654 left); $25+ at 1 in 30.3 (50,353 of 79,958 left); $20+ at 1 in 22 (50,491 of 79,829 left); $15+ at 1 in 17.3 (50,703 of 79,977 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.69 (372,637 of 586,231 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.29 (340,505 of 532,851 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Prize Link Connect ticket are 1 in 4.29 (23.31%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.69 (14.95%).

Prize Link Connect 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.

Prize Link Connect, a $5 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Apr 7, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.