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Weak valueActiveJunior Jumbo Bucks · $1 · South Carolina Lottery
Junior Jumbo Bucks: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $1 SC gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:03 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $1 SC gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:03 PM
Junior Jumbo Bucks is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 7 of the original 7 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.77
odds of any win
7 of 7
$10K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 1k of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 838,586 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 148,156 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.65 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.63 · 63.2% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.02 · 1.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
838,579 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
4M
tickets printed
1k
tickets claimed · 0%
4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 100% 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
#1 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:03 PM.
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