LOTERIA®

Game #959 • NC

LOTERIA® - North Carolina Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket

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Key Statistics

Ticket Price
$3
Top Prize
$75,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Overall Odds
1 in 3.99
Expected ROI
-35.4%
Expected Value
$1.94
Weeks in Market
63

Top Prize Status

Original Top Prize
$75,000
Current Top Prize
$75,000
Top Prizes Remaining
3

Top prizes are still available! There are 3 top prize ticket(s) remaining.

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$18,438,223
Current Prize Pool
$2,046,082
Payout Percentage
11.1%
Total Prizes at Launch
2,326,182
Total Prizes Remaining
264,776

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,281,466
Estimated Tickets Remaining
1,056,456
% Tickets Remaining
11.4%

Should You Play LOTERIA® Right Now?

LOTERIA® is a $3 scratch-off that has been on the market for 63 weeks. The ROI is -35.4%, so this one is best played for entertainment rather than value. Each ticket returns an expected $1.94 in prize value. There are 3 of the original 8 top prizes still available. Top prize odds have improved by 229.2% since launch — a dramatic shift in your favor. Among the 1 active $3 games in North Carolina, LOTERIA® ranks #1 by expected value.

Analysis based on current remaining prizes and our ROI model. Updated April 15, 2026.

Prize Breakdown

Prize Amount Total Prizes Remaining Claimed % Left Original Odds Estimated Odds Change
$75,000 8 3 5 37.5% 1 in 1,160,183 1 in 352,152 ↑ 229%
$10,000 20 5 15 25.0% 1 in 464,073 1 in 211,291 ↑ 120%
$1,000 79 10 69 12.7% 1 in 117,487 1 in 105,646 ↑ 11%
$500 159 12 147 7.5% 1 in 58,374 1 in 88,038 ↓ 34%
$150 780 50 730 6.4% 1 in 11,899 1 in 21,129 ↓ 44%
$100 9,251 867 8,384 9.4% 1 in 1,003 1 in 1,219 ↓ 18%
$70 7,024 433 6,591 6.2% 1 in 1,321 1 in 2,440 ↓ 46%
$50 9,204 771 8,433 8.4% 1 in 1,008 1 in 1,370 ↓ 26%
$30 18,543 1,229 17,314 6.6% 1 in 501 1 in 860 ↓ 42%
$20 129,814 11,846 117,968 9.1% 1 in 71 1 in 89 ↓ 20%
$15 111,254 8,473 102,781 7.6% 1 in 83 1 in 125 ↓ 33%
$10 370,975 36,599 334,376 9.9% 1 in 25 1 in 29 ↓ 13%
$8 92,676 8,201 84,475 8.8% 1 in 100 1 in 129 ↓ 22%
$5 742,010 85,354 656,656 11.5% 1 in 13 1 in 12 ↑ 1%
$3 834,385 110,923 723,462 13.3% 1 in 11 1 in 10 ↑ 17%

* Original odds based on total tickets printed. Estimated odds calculated from remaining tickets and prizes. Positive change (↑) means better odds now than at launch.

Additional Information

Last Updated: April 15, 2026

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