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Decent valueActiveHit $500 · $10 · South Carolina Lottery
Hit $500: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.51 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $10 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Hit $500 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.1%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 75.5%. 45,569 of the original 70,213 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 10.2M printed tickets have been sold.
75.1%
expected return
1 in 4.45
odds of any win
45,569 of 70,213
$500 top prizes left
35%
claimed · 3.5M of 10.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,493,351 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 146 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$7.51 · 75.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,493,351 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
10.2M
tickets printed
3.5M
tickets claimed · 35%
6.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
65%
Tickets left
65%
65% of top prizes remain with 65% 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
#8 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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