Bits & Odds

$2 MILLION VAULT — $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off #992

Data captured September 12, 2026

$2 MILLION VAULT (#992) is a $20 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #16 of 58 active games on current payout (77.3%, $15.47 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 11 $20 games, #9 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.39) and #29 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,276,639). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (77.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.1% (1 in 3.35 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,276,639 tickets are still unsold (75.4% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
77.3%
77.2% at launch
Expected value
$15.47
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.39
1 in 3.35 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.39
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.40
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 19,641
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
24.6%
≈ 1,276,639 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $2 MILLION VAULT, 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, 376,539 of 1,547,143 prizes (24.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 1,729,430 1 in 1,276,639 3 2 1 33.3%
$100,000 1 in 864,715 1 in 1,276,639 6 5 1 16.7%
$10,000 1 in 216,179 1 in 212,773 24 18 6 25.0%
$5,000 1 in 58,958 1 in 51,066 88 63 25 28.4%
$2,000 1 in 39,010 1 in 39,895 133 101 32 24.1%
$500 1 in 1,601 1 in 1,693 3,241 2,487 754 23.3%
$200 1 in 170.3 1 in 177.7 30,469 23,284 7,185 23.6%
$100 1 in 20.0 1 in 21.0 259,364 198,432 60,932 23.5%
$50 1 in 20.0 1 in 20.5 259,419 197,062 62,357 24.0%
$40 1 in 30.0 1 in 30.9 172,970 131,655 41,315 23.9%
$30 1 in 20.0 1 in 20.0 259,374 195,475 63,899 24.6%
$20 1 in 9.23 1 in 9.12 562,052 422,020 140,032 24.9%
All prizes1 in 3.351 in 3.39 1,547,1431,170,604 376,53924.3%

How $2 MILLION VAULT has moved

73% 76% 79% May 2025Jul 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $2 MILLION VAULT. 121 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.

$2 MILLION VAULT: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in $2 MILLION VAULT?
1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,276,639.
What are the odds of winning anything on $2 MILLION VAULT?
1 in 3.39 today, compared with 1 in 3.35 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.39, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.40.
Is $2 MILLION VAULT worth buying?
Its current payout is 77.3% ($15.47 back per $20 ticket), rank #16 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $20 alternative today is Stacks of Cash (#27, $20) at 77.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $2 MILLION VAULT tickets are left?
We estimate 1,276,639 of roughly 5,187,740 printed tickets are unsold (75.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $2 MILLION VAULT launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on May 6, 2025. It is still on sale.

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