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ActiveMagnificent Jumbo Bucks · $20 · South Carolina Lottery

Magnificent Jumbo Bucks: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.85 on average.

-3.5 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $20 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM

Magnificent Jumbo Bucks is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.3%, down 3.5 percentage points from the launch value of 77.8%. 1 of the original 7 $2,500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 12.2M printed tickets have been sold.

74.3%
expected return
1 in 3.09
odds of any win
1 of 7
$2.5M jackpots left
78%
claimed · 9.5M of 12.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 889,590 winning tickets still unclaimed.

17 win more than $20
$30 – $400, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,194 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map

Where the $14.85 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $20 – $400
$12.94 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$1.00 · 5.0% of price
Jackpots $2.5M+
$0.91 · 4.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.7M carry the $2.5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $400 wins
887,289 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress

78% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.

12.2M
tickets printed
9.5M
tickets claimed · 78%
2.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
14%
Tickets left
22%
14% of top prizes remain with 22% 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 $20 SC peers
#2 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
200X
76.5%
2
Magnificent Jumbo Bucks
74.3%
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:04 AM.
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