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Decent valueActiveHit $500 · $10 · South Carolina Lottery
Hit $500: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.47 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:04 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:04 PM
Hit $500 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.7%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 75.5%. 33,649 of the original 70,213 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 51% of the 10.2M printed tickets have been sold.
74.7%
expected return
1 in 4.45
odds of any win
33,649 of 70,213
$500 top prizes left
51%
claimed · 5.2M of 10.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,112,456 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 147 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.47 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$7.47 · 74.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,112,456 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
51% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
10.2M
tickets printed
5.2M
tickets claimed · 51%
5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
48%
Tickets left
49%
48% of top prizes remain with 49% 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
#6 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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