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Average valueActiveTreasure Hunt · $3 · South Carolina Lottery
Treasure Hunt: Average value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.05 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 SC gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:04 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $3 SC gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:04 PM
Treasure Hunt is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.3%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.3%. 5 of the original 5 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 2% of the 2.7M printed tickets have been sold.
68.3%
expected return
1 in 4.05
odds of any win
5 of 5
$75K top prizes left
2%
claimed · 49k of 2.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 660,002 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 35,641 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.05 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.88 · 62.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.17 · 5.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
659,927 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
2% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
2.7M
tickets printed
49k
tickets claimed · 2%
2.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
98%
100% of top prizes remain with only 98% 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 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:04 PM.
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