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Weak valueActiveCorner Payout · $2 · North Carolina Lottery
Corner Payout: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.31 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 9 · $2 NC games
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 9 · $2 NC games
Corner Payout is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.5%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.5%. 2 of the original 3 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 26% of the 4.4M printed tickets have been sold.
65.5%
expected return
1 in 4.54
odds of any win
2 of 3
$20K top prizes left
26%
claimed · 1.2M of 4.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 718,433 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 68,016 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.30 · 64.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.01 · 0.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
718,426 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
26% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
4.4M
tickets printed
1.2M
tickets claimed · 26%
3.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
74%
67% of top prizes remain with 74% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
North Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 NC peers
#2 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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