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Weak valueActiveLucky Match Doubler · $5 · South Carolina Lottery
Lucky Match Doubler: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.39 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $5 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $5 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM
Lucky Match Doubler is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.8%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.8%. 1 of the original 4 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 58% of the 3.5M printed tickets have been sold.
67.8%
expected return
1 in 4.02
odds of any win
1 of 4
$200K top prizes left
58%
claimed · 2M of 3.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 366,240 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,061 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.39 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.19 · 63.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.20 · 4.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
366,148 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
58% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
3.5M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 58%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
42%
25% of top prizes remain with 42% 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 $5 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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