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Poor valueActiveHit $50 · $1 · South Carolina Lottery
Hit $50: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.50 on average.
▼ -12.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 SC games
▼ -12.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 SC games
Hit $50 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 50.0%, down 12.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 2,034 of the original 18,851 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 3.6M printed tickets have been sold.
50.0%
expected return
1 in 5.62
odds of any win
2,034 of 18,851
$50 top prizes left
84%
claimed · 3M of 3.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 104,483 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
83 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.50 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.50 · 50.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
104,483 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
3.6M
tickets printed
3M
tickets claimed · 84%
587k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
11%
Tickets left
16%
11% of top prizes remain with 16% 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 $1 SC peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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