Fall into big wins on First Tuesday

September 1, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:58 AM

The fall season is on its way, and with it, four new tax-free ways to win!

The always popular Taxes Paid games are coming back this First Tuesday.

You’ll love these games, because we will pay the taxes on top of the prize amount. You know what that means? The prize on the ticket is the prize you get to take home if you win.

The Taxes Paid family comes with over $130 million in total prizes, and each ticket comes with the chance to win all the prizes offered. Plus, the $2,000,000 Taxes Paid game offers a multiplier feature, giving you the chance to win 20 times the prize.

We’ve got the odds and prize info for you here:

Price	Game	Top prize	# of top prizes	Overall odds
$2	$20,000 Taxes Paid	$20,000	4	1 in 4.51
$5	$200,000 Taxes Paid	$200,000	3	1 in 4.30
$10	$1,000,000 Taxes Paid	$1,000,000	3	1 in 3.95
$20	$2,000,000 Taxes Paid	$2,000,000	3	1 in 3.78

Good luck to all our players!

11 COMMENTS

9/03/2026 01:23 - Deborah A.

Lottery, Thank you for listening to me.We appreciate the Lottery.Yes, it is fun,but winning could bless so many people's lives.

9/03/2026 10:03 - Jackie A.

NCEL, Is it true when the lottery started in 2005 that 35 percent of the money went to the schools? Now only 16.4 percent goes to the schools. Because they are paying out so much money in prizes to the players. If that is true you should be so proud of all the winners, that you would have A huge page just for winners to show off the rewards. Correct me if I am wrong about the amount. NC Lottery
Hi Jackie! Although the percentage has decreased overtime, all of our profits continue to go to education and the increased number of players has led to an increase in funding for schools. You can learn more about where the money goes here: https://nclottery.com/NewsBlogDetails/2026/1/2/Where-does-the-money-go, and you can find detailed annual financial reports at https://nclottery.com/CorporateSocialResponsibility_Integrity. As for our winners, we always shout big winners out on our socials. You can find additional winner info on our X, Facebook and Instagram pages.

9/03/2026 03:03 - Bettyjean A.

What

9/02/2026 07:17 - Deborah A.

Players watch out for the tickets. Store clerks still doing weird things when you buy or redeem tickets.The $5 ticket didn't have a barcode but the clerk still stole it. Somehow when I showed it to her on my phone Later when I checked phone, it said there were no coupon. I read below where someone asked for their ticket and lottery said a marketing error. How can you also buy 2 $10 tickets and go from 15 to 18. They tear them off odd!!!! NC Lottery
Hi Deborah! Our players are our eyes and ears across the state. Our security staff has a detective program to try to identify all kinds of potential fraud. Anytime you have a concern about something that happened at a particular store that sells lottery tickets, please either call our Player Hotline at 877-962-7529 between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or contact our security division 24 hours a day at 1-888-732-6235.

9/02/2026 06:39 - Vickie C.

Been looking for 2million to bless my 3kids and my two favorite grandboys...watching waiting and believing!!!

9/02/2026 01:50 - Jonathan S.

Wonderful

9/02/2026 09:14 - Angela A.

@NCEL so only 13 people going to benefit from the taxes paid across all four tickets? Well I have played 15 and only WON $4 on the $2 ticket LOL, so my luck has not changed.

9/01/2026 08:20 - Sherry L.

awesome!

9/01/2026 06:16 - Andrew C.

Sounds great I'm so ready but where did my coupon go for a 5 dollar scratch off NC Lottery
Hi Andrew! Sorry about that. Our team is currently working on this error, to get it fixed. In the meantime, please reach out to our Customer Support Team at customersupport@mail.nclottery.com. Give them your email and send a screenshot of the error screen and they will follow up with next-steps. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

9/01/2026 06:00 - Phillip T.

Turn it up !!

9/01/2026 10:47 - desser l.

Manifesting! ??

Fall into big wins on First Tuesday

September 1, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 9:58 AM

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