The current odds of winning any prize on Wheel of Fortune are 1 in 4.36 (22.95%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 5 $200,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 4 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 1, 2026. We estimate about 60% of the game's 5,556,788 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Wheel of Fortune 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, Wheel of Fortune ranks #11 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.36 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 3.87 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Wheel of Fortune 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 829,458 (4 of 5 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 331,783 (6 of 10 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 132,713 (15 of 20 left); $500+ at 1 in 17,371 (166 of 281 left); $200+ at 1 in 6,531 (317 of 561 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,036 (2,694 of 4,602 left); $50+ at 1 in 66.4 (46,729 of 79,084 left); $25+ at 1 in 46.2 (21,943 of 37,093 left); $20+ at 1 in 12.5 (193,821 of 333,579 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.36 (184,885 of 315,128 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.36 (310,850 of 518,915 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Wheel of Fortune ticket are 1 in 4.36 (22.95%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.36 (13.58%).

Wheel of Fortune 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.

Wheel of Fortune, a $5 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on Jul 3, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.