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Game #45 β€’ $5 ticket

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Mega Bucks NC Lottery scratch-off ticket - $5 game with 69.0% expected return and SmartScore of 41.9

πŸ“Š Key Metrics

41.9
SmartScore
3.7
EdgeScore
69.0%
Expected Return
$3.45
Expected Value
$-1.55
Expected Profit
42.4
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 1:1,411,664
Jackpot Odds Improvement 1.04x better

πŸ“¦ Inventory Status

Total Tickets Printed 7,315,968
Est. Tickets Sold 257,649 (3.5%)
Est. Tickets Remaining 7,058,319 (96.5%)
Inventory Concentration 1.0x
EV/Volatility Ratio 0.0204
Prize Std Dev $168.9

πŸ† Prize Summary

5
Top Prizes Left ($200K)
15
2nd Prizes Left ($5K)
81
Prizes $1K+ Remaining

πŸ“‹ Complete Prize Breakdown

Prize Original Odds Current Odds Change Remaining % Claimed
$200K 1:1,463,544 1:1,411,664 1.04x 5/5 0.0%
$5K 1:487,848 1:470,555 1.04x 15/15 0.0%
$1K 1:118,028 1:115,710 1.02x 61/62 1.6%
$500 1:38,924 1:38,782 1.0x 182/188 3.2%
$200 1:29,271 1:29,533 0.99x 239/250 4.4%
$100 1:100 1:100 1.0x 70,232/73,070 3.9%
$50 1:126 1:126 1.0x 56,054/58,267 3.8%
$30 1:240 1:240 1.0x 29,416/30,538 3.7%
$20 1:60 1:60 1.0x 117,479/122,031 3.7%
$10 1:10 1:10 1.0x 705,559/731,707 3.6%
$5 1:12 1:12 1.0x 589,299/609,664 3.3%

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

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