$1,000,000 Triple Play — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #996
$1,000,000 Triple Play (#996) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #23 of 58 active games on current payout (75.3%, $7.53 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 12 $10 games, #27 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.09) and #13 on top-prize odds (1 in 782,323). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (75.1% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 6.5% (1 in 3.84 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 3,129,290 tickets are still unsold (57.4% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $1,000,000 Triple Play, 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, 765,784 of 1,914,271 prizes (40.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,469,394 | 1 in 782,323 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,469,394 | 1 in 1,564,645 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 367,349 | 1 in 391,161 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 40.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 39,080 | 1 in 43,462 | 188 | 116 | 72 | 38.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,001 | 1 in 3,394 | 2,448 | 1,526 | 922 | 37.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,002 | 1 in 2,273 | 3,670 | 2,293 | 1,377 | 37.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 69.1 | 122,422 | 77,127 | 45,295 | 37.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 41.9 | 1 in 46.4 | 175,383 | 107,876 | 67,507 | 38.5% |
| $40 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 88.5 | 91,813 | 56,469 | 35,344 | 38.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 9.37 | 1 in 10.00 | 783,697 | 470,678 | 313,019 | 39.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.4 | 734,620 | 432,386 | 302,234 | 41.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.84 | 1 in 4.09 | 1,914,271 | 1,148,487 | 765,784 | 40.0% |
How $1,000,000 Triple Play has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 12, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 72 remain.
- September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 121 remain.
- September 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 122 remain.
- September 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 123 remain.
- September 11, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 124 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- September 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 126 remain.
- August 29, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
- August 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 127 remain.
- August 21, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 128 remain.
- August 19, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 130 remain.
- August 16, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 132 remain.
$1,000,000 Triple Play: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 Triple Play?
- 4 of 5 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 782,323.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 Triple Play?
- 1 in 4.09 today, compared with 1 in 3.84 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.09, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.75.
- Is $1,000,000 Triple Play worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.3% ($7.53 back per $10 ticket), rank #23 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 Triple Play tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,129,290 of roughly 7,346,200 printed tickets are unsold (57.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $1,000,000 Triple Play launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on June 3, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $10 North Carolina scratch-offs
- $1,000,000 Bonus Match — 84.1% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
- Cashword King — 81.5% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- $10 MONOPOLY® — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize
- Triple Red 777 Jackpot — 77.4% payout, 1 in 3.54 any prize
- Jumbo Bucks — 76.6% payout, 1 in 3.72 any prize