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Average valueActiveHit $250 · $5 · South Carolina Lottery
Hit $250: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.53 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#4 of 11 · $5 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#4 of 11 · $5 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Hit $250 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.6%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 71.0%. 20,525 of the original 31,135 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 33% of the 5.2M printed tickets have been sold.
70.6%
expected return
1 in 4.79
odds of any win
20,525 of 31,135
$250 top prizes left
33%
claimed · 1.7M of 5.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 721,752 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
80 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $250
$3.53 · 70.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $250 wins
721,752 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
33% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
5.2M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 33%
3.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
66%
Tickets left
67%
66% of top prizes remain with 67% 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 $5 SC peers
#4 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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