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Weak valueActiveLady Jumbo Bucks Crossword · $3 · South Carolina Lottery
Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.00 on average.
▼ -2.3 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $3 SC games
▼ -2.3 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $3 SC games
Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.7%, down 2.3 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 3 of the original 7 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 4.3M printed tickets have been sold.
66.7%
expected return
1 in 3.99
odds of any win
3 of 7
$100K top prizes left
49%
claimed · 2.1M of 4.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 547,267 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $3
$5 – $150, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 20,032 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.00 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.85 · 61.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.15 · 4.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
547,242 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
4.3M
tickets printed
2.1M
tickets claimed · 49%
2.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
43%
Tickets left
51%
43% of top prizes remain with 51% 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 $3 SC peers
#2 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Treasure Hunt
68.0%
2
Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword
66.7%
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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