How many $2,000 prizes are left in Hot $2,000?

437 of 2048 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,912.

What are the odds of winning anything on Hot $2,000?

1 in 3.70 today, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.70, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.12.

Is Hot $2,000 worth buying?

Its current payout is 72.9% ($7.29 back per $10 ticket), rank #31 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 Hot $2,000 tickets are left?

We estimate 1,272,651 of roughly 6,139,410 printed tickets are unsold (79.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Hot $2,000 launch and is it still on sale?

We first saw it on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.

Hot $2,000 — $10 North Carolina Scratch-Off #3

Data captured September 12, 2026

Hot $2,000 North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Hot $2,000 (#3) is a $10 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #31 of 58 active games on current payout (72.9%, $7.29 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 12 $10 games, #16 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.70) and #5 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,912). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (72.5% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 2.6% (1 in 3.80 at launch). 437 of 2048 top prizes of $2,000 remain, and we estimate 1,272,651 tickets are still unsold (79.3% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.

Current payout

72.9%

72.5% at launch

Expected value

$7.29

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.70

1 in 3.80 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.70

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.12

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 2,912

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

437 of 2,048

$2,000 each

Tickets remaining

20.7%

≈ 1,272,651 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Hot $2,000, 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, 343,952 of 1,616,620 prizes (21.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$2,000	1 in 2,998	1 in 2,912	2,048	1,611	437	21.3%
$500	1 in 11,785	1 in 12,356	521	418	103	19.8%
$200	1 in 5,898	1 in 5,947	1,041	827	214	20.6%
$100	1 in 99.9	1 in 102.1	61,445	48,985	12,460	20.3%
$50	1 in 25.0	1 in 25.6	245,412	195,625	49,787	20.3%
$40	1 in 78.5	1 in 79.6	78,199	62,220	15,979	20.4%
$20	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.87	614,013	485,066	128,947	21.0%
$10	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.36	613,941	477,916	136,025	22.2%
All prizes	1 in 3.80	1 in 3.70	1,616,620	1,272,668	343,952	21.3%

How Hot $2,000 has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Hot $2,000. 92 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 12, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 437 remain.
September 11, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 439 remain.
September 10, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 441 remain.
September 9, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 442 remain.
September 27, 2025: 8 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,208 remain.
September 26, 2025: 8 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,216 remain.
September 25, 2025: 4 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,224 remain.
September 24, 2025: 8 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,228 remain.
September 23, 2025: 11 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,236 remain.
September 20, 2025: 8 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,247 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 1,255 remain.
September 18, 2025: 9 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 1,256 remain.

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

Hot $2,000: common questions

How many $2,000 prizes are left in Hot $2,000?: 437 of 2048 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,912.
What are the odds of winning anything on Hot $2,000?: 1 in 3.70 today, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.70, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.12.
Is Hot $2,000 worth buying?: Its current payout is 72.9% ($7.29 back per $10 ticket), rank #31 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 Hot $2,000 tickets are left?: We estimate 1,272,651 of roughly 6,139,410 printed tickets are unsold (79.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Hot $2,000 launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on July 1, 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

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