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Poor valueActiveHit $250 · $5 · South Carolina Lottery
Hit $250: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.41 on average.
▼ -22.8 pts vs launch#11 of 11 · $5 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -22.8 pts vs launch#11 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 48.2%, down 22.8 percentage points from the launch value of 71.0%. 558 of the original 30,876 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 96% of the 5.1M printed tickets have been sold.
48.2%
expected return
1 in 4.79
odds of any win
558 of 30,876
$250 top prizes left
96%
claimed · 4.9M of 5.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 45,852 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $2.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $250
$2.41 · 48.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $250 wins
45,852 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
96% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2025.
5.1M
tickets printed
4.9M
tickets claimed · 96%
220k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
2%
Tickets left
4%
2% of top prizes remain with 4% 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
#11 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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