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Strong valueActiveFrosty Fortunes · $10 · South Carolina Lottery
Frosty Fortunes: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.68 on average.
▲ +11.3 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▲ +11.3 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Frosty Fortunes is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 86.8%, up 11.3 percentage points from the launch value of 75.5%. 1 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 97% of the 5.3M printed tickets have been sold.
86.8%
expected return
1 in 3.56
odds of any win
1 of 4
$500K top prizes left
97%
claimed · 5.2M of 5.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 48,926 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
14 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 1,330 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.68 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$5.75 · 57.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$2.93 · 29.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
48,914 winning tickets remain in this range: 66% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
97% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
5.3M
tickets printed
5.2M
tickets claimed · 97%
174k
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
3%
25% of top prizes remain with only 3% 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 11
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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