How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in Millionaire Bucks?

2 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,010,125.

What are the odds of winning anything on Millionaire Bucks?

1 in 3.03 today, compared with 1 in 3.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.03, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.36.

Is Millionaire Bucks worth buying?

Its current payout is 80.0% ($24.00 back per $30 ticket), rank #7 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 Millionaire Bucks tickets are left?

We estimate 6,020,251 of roughly 11,116,350 printed tickets are unsold (45.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Millionaire Bucks launch and is it still on sale?

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

Millionaire Bucks — $30 North Carolina Scratch-Off #952

Data captured September 12, 2026

Millionaire Bucks North Carolina scratch-off ticket

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Millionaire Bucks (#952) is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #7 of 58 active games on current payout (80.0%, $24.00 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 9 $30 games, #2 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.03) and #55 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,010,125). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (80.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.5% (1 in 3.04 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 6,020,251 tickets are still unsold (45.9% 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

80.0%

80.3% at launch

Expected value

$24.00

per $30 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.03

1 in 3.04 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.03

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.36

win more than $30

$600+ odds

1 in 22,548

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 4

$5,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

54.1%

≈ 6,020,251 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Millionaire Bucks, 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, 1,987,094 of 3,652,095 prizes (54.4%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$5,000,000	1 in 2,779,425	1 in 3,010,125	4	2	2	50.0%
$100,000	1 in 1,111,770	1 in 1,204,050	10	5	5	50.0%
$20,000	1 in 555,885	1 in 501,688	20	8	12	60.0%
$5,000	1 in 277,943	1 in 273,648	40	18	22	55.0%
$2,000	1 in 26,919	1 in 26,638	413	187	226	54.7%
$500	1 in 240.1	1 in 240.7	46,298	21,284	25,014	54.0%
$200	1 in 32.3	1 in 32.4	343,898	157,812	186,086	54.1%
$100	1 in 30.0	1 in 30.0	370,906	170,086	200,820	54.1%
$60	1 in 75.1	1 in 74.7	148,142	67,602	80,540	54.4%
$50	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.5	889,838	407,004	482,834	54.3%
$40	1 in 15.0	1 in 14.9	740,891	336,824	404,067	54.5%
$30	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.91	1,111,635	504,169	607,466	54.6%
All prizes	1 in 3.04	1 in 3.03	3,652,095	1,665,001	1,987,094	54.4%

How Millionaire Bucks has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 226 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 275 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 276 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 277 remain.
September 6, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 278 remain.
August 28, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 279 remain.
August 23, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 281 remain.
August 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 282 remain.
August 12, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 283 remain.
August 10, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 284 remain.
August 1, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 285 remain.
July 29, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 286 remain.

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

Millionaire Bucks: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in Millionaire Bucks?: 2 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,010,125.
What are the odds of winning anything on Millionaire Bucks?: 1 in 3.03 today, compared with 1 in 3.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.03, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.36.
Is Millionaire Bucks worth buying?: Its current payout is 80.0% ($24.00 back per $30 ticket), rank #7 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 Millionaire Bucks tickets are left?: We estimate 6,020,251 of roughly 11,116,350 printed tickets are unsold (45.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Millionaire Bucks launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $30 North Carolina scratch-offs

MAX-A-MILLION — 80.2% payout, 1 in 2.98 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
Carolina Black Premier — 77.7% payout, 1 in 4.47 any prize
$100,000 Cash Payday — 77.5% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize

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