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Average valueActiveCash Lines · $3 · South Carolina Lottery
Cash Lines: Average value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.05 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Cash Lines is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.3%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.3%. 3 of the original 5 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 57% of the 2.7M printed tickets have been sold.
68.3%
expected return
1 in 4.01
odds of any win
3 of 5
$75K top prizes left
57%
claimed · 1.6M of 2.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 296,374 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 28,296 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.05 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.83 · 60.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.22 · 7.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
296,332 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
57% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
2.7M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 57%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
43%
60% of top prizes remain with only 43% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 SC peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM.
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