North Carolina · Game #985 · Top prize still live

MAX-A-MILLION

MAX-A-MILLION is a $30 North Carolina scratch-off, game #985. The $1,000,000 top prize launched at 1 in 364,272. Right now 12 of 25 of those top prizes are still sitting unclaimed.

MAX-A-MILLION North Carolina scratch-off ticket
Ticket price
$30
Top prize
$1,000,000
Top prizes left
12 / 25
Launch odds
1 in 364,272
Print run
9,106,800
Every prize, every tier

The full prize breakdown for MAX-A-MILLION

Every prize level, the launch odds printed on the ticket, and how many prizes are still unclaimed. That is the complete public picture, the same numbers North Carolina reports. The one thing we hold back is the odds recalculated for today, which is the members number.

PrizeLaunch oddsOdds now 🔒Prizes left
$1,000,0001 in 364,2721 in •••🔒12 / 25
$100,0001 in 910,6801 in •••🔒6 / 10
$20,0001 in 455,3401 in •••🔒11 / 20
$5,0001 in 227,6701 in •••🔒18 / 40
$1,0001 in 12,0461 in •••🔒375 / 756
$5001 in 1,2001 in •••🔒3,732 / 7,586
$3001 in 3001 in •••🔒14,919 / 30,320
$2001 in 331 in •••🔒134,573 / 273,002
$1001 in 401 in •••🔒112,181 / 227,427
$601 in 301 in •••🔒150,126 / 303,309
$501 in 151 in •••🔒300,274 / 606,504
$401 in 131 in •••🔒360,973 / 728,042
$301 in 101 in •••🔒455,344 / 910,010
🔒 The one number we hold back: the odds today

The launch odds above are printed on the ticket and never change. What changes every day is the real odds, once you count the prizes and tickets still left. Members see that recalculated number for every tier here, plus our buy or skip call and where this game ranks against the rest of the board.

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The number that moves

Launch odds vs. real odds on MAX-A-MILLION

The odds printed on MAX-A-MILLION were set the day it went to print and they never move. The real odds do, every single day, as prizes get claimed and tickets sell. When the $1,000,000 prizes get scooped up faster than the tickets sell, the real odds on that top prize get worse than what’s on the front. When tickets sell faster than the big prizes go, they get better. With 12 of 25 top prizes still out there, whether MAX-A-MILLION is worth your money comes down to the odds today, and that’s the number members see.

FAQ

MAX-A-MILLION questions

Does MAX-A-MILLION still have its top prize?
Yes. 12 of 25 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed on MAX-A-MILLION (North Carolina game #985), going by the latest numbers the North Carolina Lottery reports.
What are the real odds on MAX-A-MILLION right now?
The $1,000,000 top prize launched at 1 in 364,272, and that is the number printed on the ticket. Those odds were locked in the day the game printed and they never move. The odds that actually matter get recalculated from the prizes and tickets still left today, and that live number is the one members see.
How much is a MAX-A-MILLION ticket?
MAX-A-MILLION costs $30 in North Carolina.
Why doesn't the North Carolina Lottery just tell me this?
Because the odds printed on the ticket make every game look identical from the day it launches to the day it ends. The lottery has no reason to point out that a game's best prizes are already claimed. We read the remaining-prize data North Carolina publishes every day and do the math they leave out.
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