The current odds of winning any prize on Tar Heels® 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 11, 2026. We estimate about 80% 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 23 $5 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Tar Heels® 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 Loteria Grande, where 1 in 3.88 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 1,169,983 (2 of 2 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 334,281 (5 of 6 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 111,427 (14 of 16 left); $500+ at 1 in 9,176 (234 of 294 left); $200+ at 1 in 4,689 (244 of 297 left); $100+ at 1 in 374 (5,765 of 7,246 left); $50+ at 1 in 118 (13,518 of 16,980 left); $25+ at 1 in 28 (63,925 of 80,261 left); $15+ at 1 in 11.1 (126,243 of 157,694 left); $10+ at 1 in 5.78 (195,071 of 242,620 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.16 (157,691 of 194,098 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Tar Heels® ticket are 1 in 4.16 (24.05%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.78 (17.31%).

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.