🏆 $28K top prize claimed on North Carolina's $20,000 Taxes Paid scratch-off
2 of 4 top prizes remain on the $2 game, according to the lottery's published data.
· North Carolina
The North Carolina lottery's own prizes-remaining data shows a top prize of $28K claimed on $20,000 Taxes Paid, a $2 scratch-off. 2 of the 4 printed now remain.
The change appeared in the published data on October 15, 2026. Lotteries publish with a lag, so the prize itself may have been claimed a day or more earlier. The figures do not say who claimed it or where, and neither do we.
Overall odds on $20,000 Taxes Paid are 1 in 4.51. They were fixed at printing and describe the whole run, including every prize already claimed.
$20,000 Taxes Paid today
| Prize | Printed | Left now |
|---|---|---|
| $28K | 4 | 2 |
| $2K | 12 | 9 |
| $500 | 211 | 104 |
| $200 | 251 | 130 |
| $100 | 747 | 393 |
| $50 | 3310 | 1733 |
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