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Weak valueActiveTreasure Hunt · $3 · South Carolina Lottery
Treasure Hunt: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.03 on average.
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 SC games
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 SC games
Treasure Hunt is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.7%, down 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 68.3%. 3 of the original 5 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 37% of the 2.7M printed tickets have been sold.
67.7%
expected return
1 in 4.05
odds of any win
3 of 5
$75K top prizes left
37%
claimed · 1M of 2.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 422,805 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
12 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 30,578 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.03 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.87 · 62.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.16 · 5.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
422,749 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
37% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
2.7M
tickets printed
1M
tickets claimed · 37%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
63%
60% of top prizes remain with 63% 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
#1 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Treasure Hunt
67.7%
2
Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword
67.7%
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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