
North Carolina· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.75
USA percentile
83th
of 2,201 games
Top prizes left
2981
$2,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-11-04
Forecast sellout
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Extreme Money Blowout is a $20 scratch-off game from the North Carolina lottery (game #43). As of the most recent daily scan, 2981 top prizes of $2,000 remain unclaimed, as published by the North Carolina lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 9.88. Our models put its expected value at 0.75 per dollar, returning about $0.75 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 11 of 14 $20 games on sale in North Carolina.
THE THESIS
At 0.75 EV/$, this game ranks 11 of 14 same-price games on sale in North Carolina (median 0.78).
Total unclaimed prize value: $34.64M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active NC games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.
No other active NC games currently clear break-even.
Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.
States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.
ABOUT THIS GAME
As of November 4, 2026, 2981 of the 6,166 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 3 prize levels the lottery reports, 232,466 of 499,321 prizes (47%) remain; the thinnest level is $200, with 46% of its prizes left.
At current prize levels a $20 ticket returns about $15.08 on average (0.75 per dollar), which ranks 11 of 14 $20 games on sale in North Carolina, below the $20 median of 0.78. Among every North Carolina game with a computable value it is 36 of 112; nationally it sits in the 83th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 30 days, 25,852 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, including 321 top prizes.
Figures come from the prize data the North Carolina lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the November 4, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN NC
Same state · same price tier · similar EV signal
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