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Decent valueActiveMagnificent Millions · $20 · North Carolina Lottery
Magnificent Millions: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.58 on average.
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#7 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:37 PM
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#7 of 11 · $20 NC gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:37 PM
Magnificent Millions is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.9%, up 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 76.2%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 59% of the 5.1M printed tickets have been sold.
77.9%
expected return
1 in 4.69
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
59%
claimed · 3M of 5.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 441,352 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 776 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.58 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $40 – $500
$14.51 · 72.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.10 · 0.5% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.97 · 4.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.1%
Just 2 tickets out of 2.1M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$40 – $500 wins
441,271 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
59% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
5.1M
tickets printed
3M
tickets claimed · 59%
2.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
41%
67% of top prizes remain with only 41% 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 $20 NC peers
#7 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:37 PM.
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