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Exceptional valueActiveFrosty Fortunes · $10 · South Carolina Lottery
Frosty Fortunes: Exceptional value. A $10 ticket pays back $9.53 on average.
▲ +19.8 pts vs launch#1 of 10 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:04 PM
▲ +19.8 pts vs launch#1 of 10 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:04 PM
Frosty Fortunes is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 95.3%, up 19.8 percentage points from the launch value of 75.5%. 1 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 98% of the 5.3M printed tickets have been sold.
95.3%
expected return
1 in 3.56
odds of any win
1 of 4
$500K top prizes left
98%
claimed · 5.2M of 5.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 32,500 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,809 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $9.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$5.15 · 51.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$4.38 · 43.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
32,492 winning tickets remain in this range: 54% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
98% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
5.3M
tickets printed
5.2M
tickets claimed · 98%
116k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
2%
25% of top prizes remain with only 2% 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 $10 SC peers
#1 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:04 PM.
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