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$1,000,000 Taxes Paid — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #57

Data captured September 12, 2026

$1,000,000 Taxes Paid (#57) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #30 of 58 active games on current payout (73.3%, $7.33 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 12 $10 games, #25 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.93) and #42 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,658,351). Since launch the payout has risen 1.0 points (72.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.4% (1 in 3.95 at launch). 3 of 3 top prizes of $1,388,696 remain, and we estimate 4,975,052 tickets are still unsold (10.4% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.

Current payout
73.3%
72.3% at launch
Expected value
$7.33
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.93
1 in 3.95 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.93
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.54
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 276,392
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 3
$1,388,696 each
Tickets remaining
89.6%
≈ 4,975,052 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 Taxes Paid, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 1,264,592 of 1,407,079 prizes (89.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,388,696 1 in 1,851,860 1 in 1,658,351 3 0 3 100.0%
$20,000 1 in 617,287 1 in 710,722 9 2 7 77.8%
$10,000 1 in 617,287 1 in 621,881 9 1 8 88.9%
$500 1 in 6,000 1 in 5,930 926 87 839 90.6%
$200 1 in 1,998 1 in 2,004 2,780 297 2,483 89.3%
$100 1 in 199.5 1 in 199.8 27,843 2,943 24,900 89.4%
$50 1 in 26.6 1 in 26.6 208,753 21,708 187,045 89.6%
$40 1 in 300.5 1 in 300.0 18,488 1,907 16,581 89.7%
$30 1 in 30.0 1 in 29.9 185,307 18,975 166,332 89.8%
$20 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.96 555,514 56,231 499,283 89.9%
$10 1 in 13.6 1 in 13.6 407,447 40,336 367,111 90.1%
All prizes1 in 3.951 in 3.93 1,407,079142,487 1,264,59289.9%

How $1,000,000 Taxes Paid has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 Taxes Paid. 6 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$1,000,000 Taxes Paid: common questions

How many $1,388,696 prizes are left in $1,000,000 Taxes Paid?
3 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,658,351.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 Taxes Paid?
1 in 3.93 today, compared with 1 in 3.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.93, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.54.
Is $1,000,000 Taxes Paid worth buying?
Its current payout is 73.3% ($7.33 back per $10 ticket), rank #30 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $10 alternative today is $1,000,000 Bonus Match (#11, $10) at 84.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $1,000,000 Taxes Paid tickets are left?
We estimate 4,975,052 of roughly 5,557,577 printed tickets are unsold (10.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 Taxes Paid launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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