How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Instant Millions?

2 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,188,127.

What are the odds of winning anything on Instant Millions?

1 in 3.83 today, compared with 1 in 3.41 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.83, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.13.

Is Instant Millions worth buying?

Its current payout is 71.5% ($14.30 back per $20 ticket), rank #35 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 Instant Millions tickets are left?

We estimate 2,376,255 of roughly 6,918,227 printed tickets are unsold (65.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Instant Millions launch and is it still on sale?

We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

Instant Millions — $20 North Carolina Scratch-Off #932

Data captured September 12, 2026

Instant Millions North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Instant Millions (#932) is a $20 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #35 of 58 active games on current payout (71.5%, $14.30 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 11 $20 games, #21 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.83) and #28 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,188,127). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.7 points (77.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 12.6% (1 in 3.41 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,376,255 tickets are still unsold (65.7% sold). That is below average for North Carolina; the North Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $20.

Current payout

71.5%

77.2% at launch

Expected value

$14.30

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.83

1 in 3.41 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.83

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.13

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 27,003

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 4

$2,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

34.3%

≈ 2,376,255 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Instant Millions, 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, 619,637 of 2,030,977 prizes (30.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$2,000,000	1 in 1,729,605	1 in 1,188,127	4	2	2	50.0%
$100,000	1 in 864,803	1 in 792,085	8	5	3	37.5%
$10,000	1 in 576,535	1 in 475,251	12	7	5	41.7%
$5,000	1 in 117,261	1 in 113,155	59	38	21	35.6%
$1,000	1 in 39,087	1 in 41,689	177	120	57	32.2%
$500	1 in 6,021	1 in 7,030	1,149	811	338	29.4%
$200	1 in 99.9	1 in 115.5	69,271	48,703	20,568	29.7%
$100	1 in 24.0	1 in 27.5	288,348	202,011	86,337	29.9%
$50	1 in 12.0	1 in 13.6	576,562	401,871	174,691	30.3%
$30	1 in 20.0	1 in 22.5	345,850	240,089	105,761	30.6%
$20	1 in 9.23	1 in 10.2	749,537	517,683	231,854	30.9%
All prizes	1 in 3.41	1 in 3.83	2,030,977	1,411,340	619,637	30.5%

How Instant Millions has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Instant Millions. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 69 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
September 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 70 remain.
September 3, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 71 remain.
August 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 72 remain.
August 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 73 remain.
August 16, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
July 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 74 remain.
July 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 75 remain.
June 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 76 remain.
June 21, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 26 remain.
June 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 77 remain.

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

Instant Millions: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Instant Millions?: 2 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,188,127.
What are the odds of winning anything on Instant Millions?: 1 in 3.83 today, compared with 1 in 3.41 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.83, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.13.
Is Instant Millions worth buying?: Its current payout is 71.5% ($14.30 back per $20 ticket), rank #35 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 Instant Millions tickets are left?: We estimate 2,376,255 of roughly 6,918,227 printed tickets are unsold (65.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Instant Millions launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $20 North Carolina scratch-offs

Stacks of Cash — 77.8% payout, 1 in 3.44 any prize
$2 MILLION VAULT — 77.3% payout, 1 in 3.39 any prize
100X The Cash — 77.3% payout, 1 in 4.10 any prize
20 Years — 77.0% payout, 1 in 3.39 any prize
$2,000,000 Taxes Paid — 75.9% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize

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