The current odds of winning any prize on Tar Heels® are 1 in 4.15 (24.10%), 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 Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 49% of the game's 2,909,978 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 24 $5 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Tar Heels® ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.15 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 3.89 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Tar Heels® 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 720,055 (2 of 2 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 288,022 (3 of 6 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 130,919 (6 of 16 left); $500+ at 1 in 9,537 (140 of 294 left); $200+ at 1 in 4,966 (139 of 297 left); $100+ at 1 in 384 (3,457 of 7,246 left); $50+ at 1 in 120 (8,237 of 16,980 left); $25+ at 1 in 28.4 (38,791 of 80,261 left); $15+ at 1 in 11.3 (77,104 of 157,694 left); $10+ at 1 in 5.81 (119,965 of 242,620 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.15 (99,287 of 194,098 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Tar Heels® ticket are 1 in 4.15 (24.10%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.81 (17.21%).

Tar Heels® 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.

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