Carolina Black Premier — $30 North Carolina Scratch-Off #4
Carolina Black Premier (#4) is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #12 of 58 active games on current payout (77.7%, $23.31 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 9 $30 games, #45 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.47) and #41 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,654,572). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.4 points (80.1% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 7.0% (1 in 4.18 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $4,000,000 remain, and we estimate 3,309,144 tickets are still unsold (55.2% 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 Carolina Black Premier, 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, 739,816 of 1,767,572 prizes (41.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,000,000 | 1 in 2,462,700 | 1 in 1,654,572 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,231,350 | 1 in 1,654,572 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $40,000 | 1 in 820,900 | 1 in 661,829 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 55.6% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 123,135 | 1 in 132,366 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 41.7% |
| $4,000 | 1 in 58,636 | 1 in 62,437 | 126 | 73 | 53 | 42.1% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 30,156 | 1 in 30,359 | 245 | 136 | 109 | 44.5% |
| $400 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 86.2 | 92,401 | 54,002 | 38,399 | 41.6% |
| $150 | 1 in 54.5 | 1 in 58.4 | 135,638 | 78,966 | 56,672 | 41.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 16.1 | 492,619 | 287,304 | 205,315 | 41.7% |
| $60 | 1 in 17.1 | 1 in 18.3 | 430,997 | 250,622 | 180,375 | 41.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 12.8 | 615,468 | 356,609 | 258,859 | 42.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.18 | 1 in 4.47 | 1,767,572 | 1,027,756 | 739,816 | 41.9% |
How Carolina Black Premier has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 11, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 109 remain.
- September 27, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
- September 25, 2025: 2 $4,000 prizes were claimed; 97 remain.
- September 23, 2025: one $4,000 prize was claimed; 99 remain.
- September 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 194 remain.
- September 19, 2025: 2 $4,000 prizes were claimed; 100 remain.
- September 18, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 195 remain.
- September 12, 2025: one $4,000 prize was claimed; 102 remain.
- September 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 197 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $4,000 prize was claimed; 103 remain.
- September 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 198 remain.
- September 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 199 remain.
Carolina Black Premier: common questions
- How many $4,000,000 prizes are left in Carolina Black Premier?
- 2 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,654,572.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Carolina Black Premier?
- 1 in 4.47 today, compared with 1 in 4.18 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.47, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.47.
- Is Carolina Black Premier worth buying?
- Its current payout is 77.7% ($23.31 back per $30 ticket), rank #12 of 58 in North Carolina. The best $30 alternative today is MAX-A-MILLION (#985, $30) at 80.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Carolina Black Premier tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,309,144 of roughly 7,385,616 printed tickets are unsold (55.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Carolina Black Premier launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs
- MAX-A-MILLION — 80.2% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
- Millionaire Bucks — 80.0% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
- 200X The Cash — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.08 any prize
- $5,000,000 Ultimate — 78.1% payout, 1 in 3.32 any prize
- $100,000 Cash Payday — 77.5% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize