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Game #45 β€’ $5 ticket

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Mega Bucks NC Lottery scratch-off ticket - $5 game with 67.8% expected return and SmartScore of 36.0

πŸ“Š Key Metrics

36.0
SmartScore
3.3
EdgeScore
67.8%
Expected Return
$3.39
Expected Value
$-1.61
Expected Profit
36.6
Risk-Adjusted

🎲 Odds Analysis

Original Overall Odds 1:4.5
Current Overall Odds 1:4.5
Overall Odds Improvement 1.0x
Original Top Prize Odds 1:1,463,544
Current Top Prize Odds 1:1,686,029
Jackpot Odds Improvement 0.87x better

πŸ“¦ Inventory Status

Total Tickets Printed 7,315,968
Est. Tickets Sold 2,257,881 (30.9%)
Est. Tickets Remaining 5,058,087 (69.1%)
Inventory Concentration 1.0x
EV/Volatility Ratio 0.0219
Prize Std Dev $154.62

πŸ† Prize Summary

3
Top Prizes Left ($200K)
10
2nd Prizes Left ($5K)
54
Prizes $1K+ Remaining

πŸ“‹ Complete Prize Breakdown

Prize Original Odds Current Odds Change Remaining % Claimed
$200K 1:1,463,544 1:1,686,029 0.87x 3/5 40.0%
$5K 1:487,848 1:505,809 0.96x 10/15 33.3%
$1K 1:118,028 1:123,368 0.96x 41/62 33.9%
$500 1:38,924 1:38,908 1.0x 130/188 30.9%
$200 1:29,271 1:28,739 1.02x 176/250 29.6%
$100 1:100 1:103 0.98x 49,257/73,070 32.6%
$50 1:126 1:128 0.98x 39,443/58,267 32.3%
$30 1:240 1:243 0.99x 20,819/30,538 31.8%
$20 1:60 1:61 0.99x 83,163/122,031 31.9%
$10 1:10 1:10 1.0x 504,214/731,707 31.1%
$5 1:12 1:12 1.01x 426,782/609,664 30.0%

*Odds change based on remaining tickets and prizes. Values >1x are better odds than original; <1x are worse.

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