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Poor valueActiveMy Money Maker ($1) · $1 · South Carolina Lottery
My Money Maker ($1): Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.55 on average.
▼ -7.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM
▼ -7.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 SC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM
My Money Maker ($1) is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 55.0%, down 7.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 0 of the original 4 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 2.7M printed tickets have been sold.
55.0%
expected return
1 in 4.84
odds of any win
0 of 4
$5K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 2.3M of 2.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 65,909 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.55 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $300
$0.55 · 55.0% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $300 wins
65,909 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
2.7M
tickets printed
2.3M
tickets claimed · 88%
319k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
12%
0% of top prizes remain with 12% 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
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM.
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