What is the expected value of $5,000 Triple Play?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of $5,000 Triple Play is 57.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.57 in prizes against its $1 cost.

Is $5,000 Triple Play retired?

No, $5,000 Triple Play is still active and being sold by the North Carolina state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

$5,000 Triple Play ($1) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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Active$5,000 Triple Play · $1 · North Carolina Lottery

▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $1 NC gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:36 PM

$5,000 Triple Play is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 57.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.0%. 3 of the original 6 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.

57.0%

expected return

1 in 4.79

odds of any win

3 of 6

$5K top prizes left

82%

claimed · 6.8M of 8.4M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 319,678 winning tickets still unclaimed.

13 win more than $1

$2 – $100, an actual profit

8 win their money back

a $1 prize, so you break even

79 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 219,706 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.57 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $1 – $500

$0.56 · 56.0% of price

Mid prizes $5K

$0.01 · 1.0% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$1 – $500 wins

319,675 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

82% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there

Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.

8.4M

tickets printed

6.8M

tickets claimed · 82%

1.5M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.

Jackpots left

50%

Tickets left

18%

50% of top prizes remain with only 18% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

North Carolina Lottery

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Rank vs $1 NC peers

#3 of 4

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

$5,000 Triple Play

57.0%

$50 Frenzy

55.0%

Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:36 PM.

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$5,000 Triple Play: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.57 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $0.57 comes from

82% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there